What is Philip M. Bilden?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Philip M. Bilden |image = File:Philip M. Bilden Licensed Photo Accuritas.jpg <!-- He is a PENDING nominee, not a formal nominee, this field should not be active yet |office = [[United States Secretary of the Navy]]<br>{{small|Nominee}} |president = [[Donald Trump]] |term_start = TBD* |term_end = |succeeding = [[Sean Stackley]] {{small|(Acting)}} |predecessor = [[Sean Stackley]] {{small|(Acting)}} |successor = --> |birth_name = Philip Michael Bilden |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}} |birth_place = [[United States]] |death_date = |death_place = |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |serviceyears = 1986–1996 |rank = [[File:US-O3 insignia.svg|18px]] [[Captain (United States)|Captain]] |unit = [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] |education = [[Georgetown University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}}<br>[[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}} <!-- |footnotes = {{small|<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pending Senate confirmation}} --> }} '''Philip Michael Bilden''' (born 1964) is an American business leader. He is a private equity pioneer in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.docfoc.com/asianinvestor-asia-s-25-most-influential-people-in-private-equity-1|title=AsianInvestor- Asia's 25 Most Influential People in Private Equity (1) - Documents - Online Powerpoint Presentation and Document Sharing - DocFoc.com|newspaper=Docfoc.com|access-date=2017-01-31}}</ref> Bilden is also a national security and cybersecurity advocate, and philanthropist. Bilden was nominated to serve as the 76th [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] on January 25, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1060402/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-james-mattis-on-service-secretary-nominations|title=Statement by Secretary of Defense James Mattis