Dr. Michael McGrath became the Vice President for Systems and Operations Analysis in October 2007. He leads ANSER’s operations in the Science and Technology, and Operations Analysis and Management Mission Areas. He is responsible for developing and delivering services that enable our clients to address critical challenges in national security and public safety and to improve the effectiveness of public-sector programs. Dr. McGrath leads a workforce whose expertise spans a wide range of technology and application domains in research, acquisition, information systems, and defense operations.

Dr. McGrath served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation from February 2003 to September 2007. His role was to aggressively drive new technologies from all sources across Navy and Marine Corps platforms and systems and to develop programs to bridge the gap in transitioning from science and technology to acquisition. He was also responsible for integrating test and evaluation with the evolutionary acquisition process. His leadership was vital to the restructuring of the Future Naval Capabilities program, the success of the Rapid Technology Transition program, and the establishment of the Navy Enterprise Test and Evaluation Board of Directors and the Navy Lab and Centers Competency Group.

Prior to his return to government service in 2003, Dr. McGrath spent five years as Vice President for Government Business at the Sarnoff Corporation, a leading research and development company with both commercial and government clients. He was responsible for developing programs to meet government needs for innovative dual-use technologies in sensors and microelectronics, networking and information technology, and bio-technology.

Dr. McGrath’s previous government experience includes weapon system logistics planning and management at Naval Air Systems Command, acquisition policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and several technology management positions. He was the first OSD Director of the Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistics Support program. At the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), he managed programs in Agile Manufacturing, Electronic Commerce Resource Centers, and Affordable Multi Missile Manufacturing. He also served in leadership positions for several Department of Defense initiatives to improve manufacturing and reduce the cost of defense systems. As the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Dual Use and Commercial Programs), he directed the Commercial Technology Insertion Program, the Commercial Operating and Support Savings Initiative, and the Department’s Title III industrial base investments. He is also active in several industry associations and study groups, including studies by the Defense Science Board and the National Research Council.

Dr. McGrath received a bachelor of science degree in space science and applied physics and a master of science degree in aerospace engineering from the Catholic University of America in 1970 and 1972, respectively. He also earned a doctorate in operations research from George Washington University in 1985.