Michael P. Jackson Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Virginia

Firebreak Partners provides both core management consulting and specialized security and technology consulting services for agile protection of critical infrastructure assets. Its clients have ranged from small businesses to global corporations, non-profit organizations and public sector agencies.

GardaWorld Federal Services (GWFS) is a global risk management and security services company and is the cleared business entity of GardaWorld Security Corporation. GWFS is singularly focused on delivering best in class security and mission support services to the US Government.

Rivada Networks is a designer, integrator and operator of wireless interoperable networks. Its Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage technology turns networks into markets.

Vienna, Virginia

VidSys provided a Physical Security Information Management software platform used to run operations centers for public sector agencies and leading enterprise organizations globally. Jackson initially joined the VidSys Board as an Independent Director in March 2009.

Washington D.C.

Chief operating officer responsible for managing day-to-day operations of the Department (DHS). With 210,000 employees, DHS's seven operating components and over twenty supporting organizations span the range of homeland security missions, including counter-terrorism, emergency management, law enforcement, research & development and intelligence analysis.At both DHS and the U.S. Department of Transportation (see below), Jackson’s duties as Deputy Secretary focused on: executive recruitment, strategic planning, technology and systems acquisition, budget and program oversight; extensive policy coordination within the White House and at other Cabinet-level Departments; frequent Congressional testimony; and interfacing with key strategic partners – including foreign governments, state and local officials, infrastructure operators, industry associations and the media.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington, Dc

Presidential appointment to a temporary commission that provided the President and NASA strategic recommendations on the future of NASA space operations.

Washington, D.C.

Appointed by the President and confirmed by U.S. Senate as the Department's #2 executive, its chief operating officer. His tenure was focused particularly on the federal response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including creation of the Transportation Security Administration and management of the Department’s recovery efforts for the nation’s aviation industry. Also served during this period as a member of the Board of Directors for Amtrak and chairman of its Audit Committee.

Washington, D.C

IMS’s transportation group provided high technology services to toll authorities (e.g. E-Z Pass), freight companies and 35 state governments.

Alexandria, Va

Managed intermodal, international and technology policy matters for the largest association that represents U.S. trucking industry interests.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In the Administration of President George H. W. Bush, Jackson served at the White House (1989-1991) as Special Assistant to the President for Cabinet Liaison, and later at the U.S. Department of Transportation (1992-1993) as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Transportation. He also held several positions working for the U.S. Secretary of Education (1986-1988) during the Administration of President Ronald Reagan and worked again at the Department of Education for a short stint in 1991, during the George H.W. Bush Administration.

Athens, Georgia

Visiting appointment for the academic year in the Department of Political Science.

Phd, Government

B.A., Political Science