Mike Niggel

Mr. Niggel is Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, L.L.C. (ACT I) where he sets and leads ACT I’s strategic direction by executing long and short-term goals and ensuring responsible corporate values and governance. He also actively develops enterprise solutions for the firm’s DoD, DHS, Space/Intelligence and International clients.

Mr. Niggel’s Total Acquisition Management experience spans over 35 years providing acquisition, program and financial management as well as contract negotiations support for large, complex ACAT I /DHS Level 1 Programs, and Foreign Military Sales cases.

Before founding ACT I, Mr. Niggel served as a Vice President and Operations Manager of SAIC’s Technical and Business Solutions Operations (TBSO) providing support to the OSD on the National Defense Panel as well as overseeing three acquisition and program Divisions supporting the DoD Armed Services.

He served as a Presidential Management Intern (PMI) during the Reagan Administration (1983-86) with the Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) working ACAT I systems.

He is a member of the Ronald Reagan Institute’s National Leadership Council, the Board of Directors of the Professional Service Council (PSC), the Cyber Bytes Foundation, and NDIA’s International Committee and U.S./Japan Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Small and Emerging Contractor Advisory Forum (SECAF).

Mr. Niggel earned an MPA in Financial and Policy Analysis from Indiana University and holds a BA with Distinction in Political Science and History from Hendrix College. He is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College Program Manager’s Course (DAU PM Level III).