William Perry Pendley is an American conservative activist, commentator, and government employee, currently serving as the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the United States Department of the Interior, responsible for administering public lands.
Pendley was appointed by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt as a deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management in July 2019.
He was elevated to acting director less than a month afterward.
Pendley is one of a number of high-ranking acting officials carrying out official duties in the Trump administration who have not been confirmed by the Senate.