'Japan's Defense Procurement Dilemma - A Cautionary Tale'

Luncheon Talk by Lance Gatling, Gatling Associates Tokyo
presented by the MIT-Japan Program and the Security Studies Program
14 February, 2008
12:00 - 1:30pm, E38-615 (6th floor conference room)
a light luncheon and refreshments will be served

Lance Gatling, CEO, Gatling Associates - Aerospace and ICT Consultants, Tokyo, is a recognized authority on the Japanese defense sector. He will address cureent problems with the Japanese procurement system, including the recent scandal that resulted in the arrest of a former top defense bureaucrat, and potential impacts on the U.S.

Lance Gatling graduated from Westpoint with a Masters in National Security Affairs, East Asian Studies, and Public Administration. Initially being based in Tokyo with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, he left the Army in 1992 to join the US Foreign Service. He was subsequently recruited by Texas Instruments and thus began his career in the corporate sector, followed by assignments with Raytheon, Hughes Electronics, and Boeing. More recently, Lance Gatling founded his own aerospace consulting company, helping companies find business partners and set up manufacturing facilities in Japan, and consulting governments on aerospace and security affairs.