William Austin Chatfield (born July 14, 1951)[1] is an American government executive and lobbyist who served as the 11th Director of Selective Service System from November 29, 2004, to May 29, 2009, having been nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

[3] Chatfield attended Union College in Cranford, majoring in political science and criminal justice, and later continued his studies at American University.

[1] Prior to his presidential nomination, Chatfield, a Texas resident at the time, had worked over 30 years in the executive and legislative branches of the Federal government.

He received military intelligence training in Coronado, California and was sent to Hawaii, where he remained until the end of his active duty commitment.

Transitioning to the Marine Corps Reserve back in New Jersey,[2] Chatfield served as Doorkeeper of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1978 through 1979, and performed in several appointed positions of increasing responsibility from 1980 through 1987 in the Reagan Administration.