Mr. Frank Ramos is the principal small business policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense and is the Director of the Department of Defense Office of Small and Disadvantaged Utilization. In addressing the Department's transformational objectives in meeting changing military requirements, Mr. Ramos works to create an environment for maximum participation by small business. He particularly emphasizes veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business, small disadvantaged business, and woman-owned small business concerns.

Prior to his appointment by President George W. Bush, Mr. Ramos served the Commonwealth of Virginia and Governor James Gilmore III as the Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Minority Business Enterprise in Richmond, Virginia.

In 1989 Mr. Ramos served President George H.W. Bush in the U.S. Small Business Administration as the Associate Deputy Administrator for Management and Administration and as the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Minority Small Business Certification and Capital Development in Washington, D.C. retiring as a Career Senior Executive Level V in 1994.

Mr. Ramos had an extensive career with the U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, holding progressively high-level positions in the Compliance, Tax Processing, Tax Accounts and Taxpayer Information Divisions in California, Arizona and in Martinsburg, West Virginia at the National Computing Center.

Mr. Ramos has been actively involved in various business and community based organizations throughout the United States. He served as past president of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and past vice president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the American G.I. Forum of Washington, D.C., and the United States/Mexico Chamber of Commerce. He also served as advisor to the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic-American Police Command Officers Association.

Mr. Ramos has been recognized for his leadership and achievements with many notable awards, including the Treasury Department Gallatin Award, Meritorious Service Award, The SBA Administrator's Award, City of Fresno Award of Honor and Key to the City, City College of Fresno Outstanding Alumnus Award and Commencement Speaker, and the Commonwealth of Virginia Thomas Jefferson Award from Governor Gilmore.

Mr. Ramos attained a Bachelor of Arts degree and completed graduate studies at California State University of Fresno. He has taken advanced tax and management courses with the Internal Revenue Service, and SBA financial management at the University of Maryland.

Mr. Ramos is married to Margaret Ramos and has two sons; Frank, Jr. is a Financial Management Branch Chief with the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., and
Paul is an IRS Territory Manager in Plano, Texas.