Tracey L. Pinson is the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Secretary of the Army, where she advises the Secretary of the Army and Army staff on all small business procurement issues and is responsible for implementing federal acquisition programs designed to assist small businesses, including small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned businesses. She is responsible for the management of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program, and develops policies and initiatives to enhance their participation in Army-funded programs. Additionally, Pinson is responsible for the integration of small businesses, HBCUs and MIs in acquisition strategies developed at the Army Headquarters and the management and oversight for the Army’s Mentor-Protégé Program. Previously, Pinson served as Assistant to the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary of Defense. During this time, she served as the Program Manager of the Department of Defense (DOD) Small Disadvantaged Business Program and the HBCU/MI Program. In this capacity she was responsible for developing acquisition policy for the military departments and defense agencies relative to contracting with small disadvantaged businesses and HBCUs/MIs. She also developed the implementation strategy for the DOD Mentor-Protégé Program, which resulted in more than 250 participants with a budget allocation as high as $120 million. This program has served as the model mentoring program for all federal government agencies.