Jeff Green

Jeffrey Green assumed the position of senior attorney and Deputy Designated Agency Ethics Official at the Department of Defense in November 2000. Prior to that, Jeff was a deputy ethics official for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of General Counsel, serving in that job for over 8 years. In 1997, he was selected for a 6- month detail to serve in the Office of the Counsel to the President. Since coming to DoD, Jeff has given numerous presentations on the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. He has published articles on ethics that have been approved for use by the Office of Government Ethics in lieu of an “in person” regulatory training requirement. He also has written a law review article on the History of the Federal Conflicts of Interest Law, and on the Emoluments Clause to the Constitution. He has also published over 20 other ethics articles. Jeff has worked on every aspect of the DoD ethics program including international training and program reviews. He has taught Post Government Employment and ethics fundamentals at the annual JAG Course in Charlottesville for 20 years. As a result of learning the needs of the ethics officials around the world when performing program reviews, he created a similar annual course in 2011 that has been extremely popular. He has assisted Presidential Appointees Confirmed by the Senate in their financial disclosure review. He has drafted, reviewed and commented on legislation. Jeff has served as a Guest Lecturer at the Georgetown University School of Law. Prior to Government work experience, Jeff worked in private practice where he developed ethics compliance programs for corporations and taught a business ethics course. Jeff graduated with a BA from Northwestern University and with both a JD and MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a member of the bars of Texas, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.