Anthony W. Everidge, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Contracting, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He oversees AFMC contracting policy, processes, people and technology for the 4,200-person AFMC contracting workforce. Mr. Everidge guides the execution of $69.4 billion annually to procure emerging technologies, major weapon systems, supply chain items, installation support and a wide range of contracted services. His leadership ensures the rapid, compliant and cost-effective delivery of lethal capabilities across the Department of the Air Force enterprise.
Mr. Everidge entered government service in 1986 as a Contract Specialist at Wright-Patterson AFB. He also held positions as a Contracting Officer, Branch Chief and Division Chief in the Air Force Research Laboratory and served on the Air Force Materiel Command staff. Additionally, he served in key leadership positions as the Deputy Chief of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aeronautical Systems Directorate, the Executive Director of the Air Force Installation Contracting Center, and the Director of Contracting for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. He has worked Joint-Service propulsion programs with the Army and the Navy and has extensive experience collaborating on projects with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Urbana University, Ohio
1991 Master of Science, Economics, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
2015 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. November 1986–May 1992, Contract Specialist, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. June 1992–May 2000, Contracting Officer, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. June 2000–May 2003, Procurement Analyst, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. June 2003–September 2008, Branch Chief, Turbine Engine Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. September 2008–August 2012, Division Chief, Advanced Research Contracting Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. September 2012–December 2018, Deputy Chief, Research and Development Contracting, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. January 2019–May 2020, Director, Personnel and Resources, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. June 2020–March 2025, Executive Director, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
9. April 2025–April 2026, Director, Contracting, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
10. April 2026–present, Director, Contracting, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Contracting, Acquisition Professional Development Program Level Ill
Certified Associate Contracts Manager
AWARDS AND HONORS
2012 Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence
2003 Secretary of the Air Force Civilian Achievement Award
1997 AFMC Quality Contracting Employee
(Current as of April 2026)