Mr. Anthony Junior serves as the Director, Department of the Navy’s (DON) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program Office. Mr. Junior issues program guidance and administrative instructions and monitors their implementation. He has the responsibility to encourage, develop, implement, manage, evaluate and report on activities and programs that strengthen and support the capabilities of HBCU/MIs to participate in Naval science and technology research programs, education programs, and contract work. Mr. Junior is the principal advisor to the Chief of Naval Research, Director of the Navy’s Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program, and Executive Director and Technical Director of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on issues related to HBCU/MIs.

In addition to his other duties, Mr. Junior serves as the Deputy Director of ONR’s Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office. In this capacity Mr. Junior assists in the management of ONR’s Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program.
Mr. Junior served as Deputy Director, Systems Engineering Division at the Office of Naval Research. He has also served as Director of Computer Security, as a systems engineer, and as a systems programmer at the ONR.

Mr. Junior holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a Masters in Business Administration. He also earned a graduate certificate in finance for managers from the Harvard University Business School. Mr. Junior is a DoD Acquisition Professional and an industry certified systems engineer/systems programmer.