Mike Rhodes is IAI's Senior Vice President and Chief Strategist. As a member of IAI’s Board, Mike is responsible for providing overall strategic leadership Company-wide. As SVP and Chief Strategist, Mike is responsible for creating, communicating, executing, and sustaining IAI’s strategic goals and initiatives. Mike also provides SETA support to various compartmentalized Government ISR programs. Mike is an expert in program management, space systems acquisition and spacecraft engineering. He has over 26 years of high technology program management/acquisition experience with 16 years driving the state-of-the-art in space and airborne ISR systems. During his 12 years of NRO government service and 7 years of SETA service to the NRO, he directed or provided leadership support across IMINT's legacy, EIS, Future Imagery Architecture (FIA), and next-generation spacecraft programs. Mike received his B.S. in Astronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy in 1979 and his M.B.A. in Finance from Wright State University, OH in 1982. Mike and his wife Sarah reside in Chantilly, Virginia. |