| Jacob Lozada | |
| Order: | Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for Human Resources and Administration |
| Term Start: | 2001 |
| Term End: | 2003 |
| President: | George W. Bush |
| Predecessor: | Eugene A. Brickhouse[1] |
| Successor: | Robert Allen Pittman [2] |
| Office2: | United States Office of Personnel Management Special Advisor to the Director of OPM for Diversity Strategy |
| President2: | George W. Bush |
| Term Start2: | 2003 |
| Term End2: | 2008 |
| Birth Date: | July 24, 1944 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Puerto Rico (BS) Baylor University (MHA) Walden University (Ph.D.) |
| Allegiance: |  United States of America |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1966–1993 |
| Rank: | Colonel |
Dr. Jacob (Jake) Lozada was nominated by U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director to serve as the Human Resource Agency's special advisor to the Director of OPM for Diversity Strategy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush as the Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Formerly a management consultant with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Herndon, Virginia. He is a 27-year veteran of the United States Army, holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Puerto Rico, and received an Master of Health Administration from Baylor University, and a Ph.D. from Walden University.
Lozada was commissioned a U.S. Army second lieutenant through the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Program from the University of Puerto Rico. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps for 25 years, attaining the rank of colonel.
On April 30, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated him to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs.[3]
On February 28, 2003, nominated by United States Office of Personnel Management Director to serve as the Human Resource Agency's special advisor to the Director of OPM for Diversity Strategy.
Lozada held several commands in his 26 years in the Army, such as assistant I.G. Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1980 to 1983. commander, 8th Evac. Hosp, Fort Ord, California, 1983 to 1985. chief, Force Structure, Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1986 to 1989, deputy commander admin., 121st Evac. Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 1989 to 1991, director C4, Joint Multinational Training Command (JMRTC), 1990–91, deputy chief of operations, Army Medical Research Development Command (USAMRDC), 1991 to 1993 in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
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| 2 | Defense Meritorious Service Medal | Meritorious Service Medal with six bronze oak leaf clusters | Army Commendation Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster | ||||
| 3 | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | National Defense Service Medal | Armed Forces Reserve Medal | ||||
Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons National Hispanic Youth Initiative, Former National Board Member for AARP[4] 2006–2014 and past president of the Fort Detrick Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA).