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Philip Candreva

Naval Postgraduate School

Resourcing and Financial Management

Phil is a Senior Lecturer of Budgeting and Public Policy at Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), where he has taught defense budgeting for over 20 years in graduate programs for mid-career naval officers and defense civilians as well as executive education programs for senior civilians and flag officers. An avid researcher, he has authored over a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles, numerous technical reports and teaching notes, two book chapters, and the book, National Defense Budgeting and Financial Management: Policy and Practice, now in its second edition.

Prior to joining academia, Phil served 22 years as a U.S. Navy Supply Corps officer where he specialized in financial management, business information technology management, and aviation acquisition. His operational tours were with the surface navy.

He holds a B.S. in economics, an M.S. in public financial management, and a J.D. (law). His teaching, research, and consulting interests center on issues at the intersection of law, public administration, and budgeting for national security.

In addition to his NPS work, Phil is an Adjunct Professor of National Security Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.

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