Chief Information Officer & Sr VP
BAE Systems
Michael is Senior Vice President of Information Management and the Chief Information Officer of BAE Systems responsible for all BAE Systems, Inc. IT policy, security and execution. He also leads the development and implementation of information technology strategy across the enterprise. Prior to this position, Michael was the Vice President and General Manager of the Information Solutions Line of Business, Enterprise Solutions Business Area. His organization was responsible for IT services provided to BAE’s 60,000 U.S. internal IT users and is the focal point of BAE’s Cyber Space business. Earlier, Michael took on the year and a half assignment as Vice President, Acquisition Integration for BAE Systems' Land and Armaments Operating Group integrating the $4B Armor Holdings, Inc. (AHI) acquisition into Land and Armaments. He managed the integration of functions as well as operations such that legacy AHI was successfully integrated. He previously served as the Vice President, Contracts, Procurement, Pricing and Facilities of BAE Systems' Customer Solutions Operating Group. Michael created that organization in a newly established Customer Solutions OG. Michael also spent 18 years of his career with Northrop Grumman. His last position was Vice President, Contracts, Pricing, Procurement and Risk Management for Northrop’s Information Technology Sector. Prior to that position, Michael practiced law full time for 20 years in various positions with Northrop Grumman, EDS Corporation, and the U.S. Federal Government. Michael is a recipient of the Washington Business Journal 2012 Minority Business Leader Award. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He received his Juris Doctorate from the National Law Center of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Michael is a long-time licensed practitioner of both the District of Columbia and the Virginia Bars.