Board Member, US

Vice Admiral (Ret) Michael T. Moran

Vice Admiral Michael Moran, US Navy (Ret), has joined the Outside Board of Directors at Birdon, America, Inc. He recently served as Vice President of Next Generation Product Support at Boeing Global Services from February 2022 to July 2024. Currently, he provides advice and guidance to several small companies as a consultant.

Moran retired from the U.S. Navy in 2021 as a Vice Admiral, last serving as Principle Military Deputy for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition. He previously led the Navy’s Tactical Aircraft Program Executive Office (PEO-T), overseeing full life-cycle support of naval aviation tactical and training aircraft, shipboard support systems, air-to-air weapons and sensors.

His other notable assignments include Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center- Weapons Division; Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics; and Program Manager of the Navy’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Program Office, which included the P-3C Orion and P-8A Poseidon; as well as multiple operational and training squadron tours within the Maritime Patrol Community. Mike is a native of New York.

He is a 1984 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. He was designated a Naval flight officer in 1986. He holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from Troy State University and is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College. Moran was recognized as the Navy’s Wayne E Meyer Acquisition Professional of the Year, 2021, and the USD AT&L Program Manager of the Year 2011.