The Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting has appointed Mike Derrios, MBA ’06, as executive director.
The Baroni Center brings a unique and respected voice to conversations about how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars to accomplish its mission and I am looking forward to leveraging my industry experience in a way that helps the center to improve federal contracting outcomes, build the workforce of the future, and bridge the communities within the government contracting ecosystem,” Derrios said.
Derrios is a chief procurement officer with 30 years of experience across the U.S. military, federal government and private sector. He has led global procurement operations supporting national security programs with congressional engagement.
“Mike brings a diverse set of leadership experiences and successful outcomes to his new role—from his work with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in leading the design and expansion of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck® Application Program to his most recent experience as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, U.S. Department of State, where he led a global workforce of 1500, executed an average annual spend of $15 billion, and established global procurement policies that drove supplier consolidation, leveraged the agency’s buying power, and improved vendor management for direct and indirect spend,” said Costello College of Business Dean Ajay Vinzé. “I am looking forward to Mike’s contributions to the continued success of the Baroni Center as a leading neutral convening authority for the $800 billion dollar government contracting industry, particularly as we look to expand its scope to civilian government agencies and commercial contracting.”
The Baroni Center is the first university-based center in the nation focused on the business, policy and regulatory issues shaping government contracting. It is also the first named center of excellence within the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. Through research, education and training, and collaboration, the center works to advance innovation and entrepreneurship across government, industry and academia.