Dov S . Zakheim Dov S . Zakheim is a former official of the United States government . Born December 18 , 1948 in Brooklyn , New York , Zakheim earned his bachelor ' s degree in government from Columbia University in 1970 , and his doctorate in economics and politics at St . Antony ' s College , Oxford University . He has been an adjunct professor at the National War College , Yeshiva University , Columbia University and Trinity College , where he was presidential scholar . He served in various Department of Defense posts during the Reagan administration , including Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Planning and Resources from 1985 to 1987 . There was some controversy in both the US and Israel over Zakheim ' s involvement in ending the Israeli fighter program , the IAI Lavi . He argued that Israeli and U . S . interests would be best served by having Israel purchase F - 16 fighters , rather than investing in an entirely new aircraft . During the 2000 U . S . Presidential election campaign , Zakheim served as a foreign policy advisor to George W . Bush as part of a group led by Condoleezza Rice that called itself The Vulcans . He was part of the Project for the New American Century . From 1987 - 2001 , Zakheim was CEO of SPC International , a subsidiary of System Planning Corporation , a high - technology analytical firm . During that period he served as a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense , and sat on a number of major DoD panels , including its Task Force on Defense Reform ( 1997 ) and the DoD ' s first Board of Visitors of Overseas Regional Centers ( 1998 – 2001 ) . In September 2000 Zakheim is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations , the International Institute for Strategic Studies , and the United States Naval Institute , and a member of the editorial board of the journal " The National Interest " . He is a three - time recipient of the Department of Defense ' s highest civilian award , the Distinguished Public Service Medal , as well as other awards for government and community service . He was an Adjunct Scholar of the Heritage Foundation , a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies , and published over 200 articles and monographs on defense issues . He was then appointed as Under Secretary of Defense ( Comptroller ) from 2001 in George W . Bush administration , and served in this capacity until April 2004 . During his term as Comptroller , he was tasked to help track down the Pentagon ' s 2 . 3 trillion US $ s ' worth of unaccounted transactions . In 2008 he was appointed by President Bush as a member of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan . He retired as a Senior Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton in 2010 . He currently is a Senior Fellow at the CNA Corporation , a Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies . He is also Co - Vice Chair of Global Panel America ( Global Panel Foundation ) with Sir Malcolm Rifkind , the former UK Foreign Secretary and Minister of Defense . Dov Zakheim ’ s most recent book , " A Vulcan ’ s Tale : How the Bush Administration Mismanaged the Reconstruction of Afghanistan " ( Brookings Institution Press , 2011 ) , discusses the Bush administration ' s missed opportunities and struggles to manage two wars , particularly the seemingly endless conflict in Afghanistan . In October 2011 he was mentioned as adviser on the Middle East for Republican Presidential contender Mitt Romney .