William J. Hancock

William John Hancock^[3] (born October 23, 1942) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Logistics. He had been Director of the US Navy's Office of Budget and Fiscal Management Division. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1965 and was commissioned as an ensign. Hancock later earned a master's degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. After his retirement in October 1998,^[2] he worked as a consultant.^[4]

William J. Hancock
Vice Admiral William J. Hancock in 1996
Birth name	William John Hancock[1]
Born	(1942-10-23) October 23, 1942 (age 82) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1965–1998[2]
Rank	Vice Admiral