Senior Executive Service Members

Senior Executive Service Members

Mr. Erik Naley

Assistant Commander for Financial Management, Naval Supply Systems Command

Mr. Naley serves as the Assistant Commander for Financial Management and Comptroller at Naval Supply Systems Command (NA VSUP). As the senior leader in the financial management community, Mr. Naley has responsibility for all budget formulation, budget execution, accounting, and audit related activities across NAVSUP's $10 billion Navy working capital fund - supply management and $950 million NA VSUP Enterprise operating budget accounts.

Mr. Naley was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in August of 2025 after serving 27 years on active duty in the United States Navy as a member of the Supply Corps, retiring at the rank of captain. He brings a wealth of leadership experience in financial management, global supply chain, and logistics planning. In his last active-duty assignment, he served as director, submarine and maritime industrial operations, NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support. Other senior-level positions included commanding officer, Defense Logistics Agency - Distribution, Bahrain; fleet comptroller, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and as the inaugural supply officer (Code 500), Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. His operational tours included USS Frank Cable (AS 40), USS Providence (SSN 719), and military advisor to the Commander, Iraqi National Depot, Camp Taji, Iraq.

Mr. Naley is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School where he was designated a Conrad Scholar in Financial Management. He also holds a master's in National Security Studies from the U.S. Army War College and attended the Executive Program in Strategy and Organization at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Naley is a certified Defense Financial Manager, Level III, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Level III in Financial Management, and is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.

Mr. Keith Dunn

Counsel, Naval Supply Systems Command

Mr. Keith M. Dunn is Counsel, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), where he leads over 75 attorneys and professional staff, located in 18 offices around the world, who are responsible for all legal services provided to NAVSUP activities and for procurement legal services provided to the Navy Field Contracting System. Mr. Dunn was appointed to the Senior Executive Service as Deputy Counsel, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), in December 2022.

Mr. Dunn joined the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at NAVSEA in 1985. In October 2001, he became an Associate Counsel with the Office of the Assistant General Counsel (Financial Management & Comptroller) (OAGC (FM&C)). In September 2007 Mr. Dunn was selected as the first OGC Counsel to the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, where he provided advice to the Surgeon General and Navy Medicine leadership in all OGC practice areas with a strong emphasis on fiscal and business law matters. In October 2011 he became Counsel, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistic Center Sigonella. Upon his return from Italy in 2014, he rejoined OAGC (FM&C) as an Associate Counsel, becoming Deputy Counsel in that office in February 2020.

Mr. Dunn received a Bachelor of Arts from Furman University; a Master of Science in Library Science and a Juris Doctor from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; a Master of Laws in Government Procurement Law from The George Washington University School of Law; and a Master of Arts from Baltimore Hebrew University. He received the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2004 and again in 2014 and received the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award in 2017. Mr. Dunn is a member of the Pennsylvania bar.

Ms. Lynn M. Kohl

Assistant Commander, Supply Chain Performance and Integration, Naval Supply Systems Command

Ms. Lynn M. Kohl is a distinguished member of the Senior Executive Service, selected in 2014, and serves as the Assistant Commander for Supply Chain Performance and Integration at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP). In this role, she is the U.S. Navy’s foremost expert on supply chain policy and operational performance, setting the strategic direction for the entire enterprise.

Previously, Ms. Kohl was the Vice Commander of NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (WSS), where she was the senior civilian responsible for the sustainment of critical naval weapon systems. She directed a global workforce of over 2,700 military and civilian personnel, processing 500,000 annual demands. Her executive oversight included the management of a $36 billion inventory that generated over $8 billion in yearly sales, supporting the Navy, Marine Corps, Joint, and allied forces worldwide.

Throughout her career, Ms. Kohl has held several key leadership positions, including NAVSUP Chief Information Officer & Assistant Commander for Enterprise Logistics Engineering, Executive Director of the Naval Sea Logistics Center, and Director for Ships Maintenance & Logistics Information Systems at Naval Sea Systems Command. As the Product Manager for the Navy’s Distance Support Program, she was instrumental in establishing the Navy’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Shared Data Environment and implementing the Global Distance Support Center. Her foundational experience includes roles as a Mechanical Engineer, Supply Systems Analyst, and Logistics Management Specialist.

Ms. Kohl earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters Certificate in Program Management from George Washington University. She is Level III Logistics Certified in the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).

During her career, Ms. Kohl had tenures as a logistics management specialist, supply systems analyst, and mechanical engineer. She received the Admiral Stan Arthur Award for Logistics Team of the Year in 1999. Her other awards include the Superior Civilian Service Medal in 2014 and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Financial Management Award 2021.