Michael Schwartz

Chief Engineer and Systems Engineering Division Chief

U.S. Army

Mr. Mike Schwartz is currently serving as the Chief Engineer for Capability Program Executive, Intelligence and Spectrum Warfare (CPE ISW). He is responsible for strategic oversight and guidance across the portfolio in the area of System of Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Program Protection. Mr. Schwartz oversees design, engineering, and development activities including over 60 programs of record and over 30 quick reaction capabilities and supports the acquisition engineering process and priorities for an annual $3 billion budget. He also manages one of the Army’s largest information technology cybersecurity portfolios involving over 100 national security and intelligence systems in both development and sustainment.
Previously, Mr. Schwartz served as the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Science and Technology Advisor to the Network Cross-Functional Team where he coordinated among stakeholders to inform requirements and drive the transition of capabilities into
programs of record to help modernize the Army. From 2016-2019, Mr. Schwartz served as the Integrated Offensive Electronic Warfare Branch in the Cyber/Offensive Operations Division at the Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) within the DEVCOM Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center. He was responsible for a multi-million-dollar portfolio focusing on Electronic Warfare applied and advanced technology research and development.
From 2010-2015, Mr. Schwartz gained significant international experience when he served as the Science Advisor for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies at DEVCOM–Atlantic in London, United Kingdom.
In over 24 years of civilian federal service, Mr. Schwartz has served as a Computer Engineer and Electronics Engineer at the C5ISR Center, supporting airborne sensors and quick reaction technologies. Mr. Schwartz has substantial experience supporting the Project Manager, Aerial Common Sensors as the Assistant Product Manager of an Unmanned Aircraft System sensor payload program where he focused on the technical and programmatic management of a research and development system in
all phases of acquisition (6.1-6.3 Research and Development, Engineering and Manufacturing Development, and Production). Mr. Schwartz received the Superior Civilian Service Award in 2015 for his work at DEVCOM-Atlantic and the Civilian Service Commendation Medal in 2020 for his work at the Network Cross-Functional Team.
Mr. Schwartz holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, and Master’s Degrees in Electrical Engineering and Technology Management from the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey.

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