Michael Rigas | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 6thUnited States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources | |
| Assumed office May 19, 2025[1] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Richard R. Verma |
| Administrator of General Services | |
| Acting July 21, 2025 – December 24, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Stephen Ehikian (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Edward Forst |
| Director of the Office of Personnel Management | |
| Acting March 18, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dale Cabaniss |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen McGettigan |
| Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management | |
| In office March 9, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeded by | Rob Shriver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael John Rigas 1971 or 1972 (age 53–54) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Boston University (BA,MA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Michael John Rigas (born 1971 or 1972)[2] is an American government official. He currently serves as the actingAdministrator of the General Services Administration, and has previously served asDeputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources as Acting Director of theOffice of Personnel Management.
Rigas was born in 1971 or 1972 inBoston, Massachusetts, where he grew up.[2][3] His parents come fromGreece, with his father having immigrated to the U.S. in 1948 fromAigio, while his mother came fromSparta.[4] He is one of seven children and has atwin sister.[4] He attendedBoston University, where he earned abachelor's degree and amaster's degree in economics, andHarvard University, where he studied at theHarvard Kennedy School and received a master's degree in public administration.[5]
Rigas began his career in the private sector, working forMellon Financial Corporation andBrown Brothers Harriman & Co.[2] He also held a position for the United Asset Management Corporation.[6]
Rigas was appointed to theGeneral Services Administration (GSA) during the administration of PresidentGeorge W. Bush.[5] He was an associate administrator for the agency and held the positions of senior advisor and deputy administrator.[5] During this time, he was part of an effort to improve the level of government contracting to woman- and veteran-owned businesses.[7]
After his service in the Bush administration, Rigas worked for several Republican organizations.[8] He was an official for theMassachusetts Republican Party and worked forThe Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.[7] Following that, he worked for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services as chief of staff.[7]
In July 2017, Rigas was nominated by PresidentDonald Trump to serve as deputy director of theUnited States Office of Personnel Management (OPM).[9] On March 7, 2018, he was unanimously confirmed by theSenate to serve in the position, with Rigas thus serving under the OPM's director,Jeff Tien Han Pon.[9][10] On March 18, 2020, Rigas became the acting director of the OPM after the resignation of the then-director, Dale Cabaniss.[11] In this role, he was head of the agency in charge of managing human resources, talent recruitment, development, and policy for the employees of the federal government.[6]
Soon after, on March 25, Rigas also became the acting deputy director for management for theOffice of Management and Budget (OMB).[12] In July, he added a third role, becoming the actingFederal Chief Information Officer of the United States (CIO) after the resignation ofSuzette Kent.[13] The Federal CIO was a position that reported to the deputy director for management of the OMB, a position that Rigas also held.[13]
After Rigas's tenure with the OPM and OMB, he joined theAmerica First Policy Institute in 2022 as the director of the organization's America First Transition Project.[5][6] After Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, he announced on December 13, 2024, the nomination of Rigas to serve asDeputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.[2]
Rigas was appointed Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources by Donald Trump on December 12, 2024. Trump called him a "conservative warrior who knows how government works."[14] He had his confirmation hearing before theSenate Foreign Relations Committee on March 4, 2025. The Committee voted 16-6 in favor of his nomination on March 12, 2025.[15]
On July 21, 2025, Rigas was appointed acting administrator of theGeneral Services Administration.[16][17][18]
Rigas married Laura Keehner, a fellow government official, in 2009.[19]
