Executive Fellows

Michael T. Madden
SES USN (Ret)

Madden
Michael T. Madden
SES USN (Ret)

Mr. Michael T. Madden served as Vice Commander and senior civilian of the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) from May 2016 – January 2020. As the number two official in the NAVSUP enterprise, Mr. Madden lead a worldwide workforce of over 22,500 military and civilian personnel, both in day-to-day operations and in strategic planning and business transformation. He became a member of the Senior Executive Service 1999.

Mr. Madden graduated from The Citadel, where he was commissioned from the ROTC program as an Ensign, Supply Corps, in the U. S. Navy in 1979. He has numerous tours ashore and afloat in his 20-year career. He retired in 1999 as a Commander.

He received bachelor’s degree in math/computer science from The Citadel in 1979. Mr. Madden holds a master’s in information systems from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School and a master’s in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Advanced Executive Program, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; a graduate of the Navy Executive Leadership Forum, The Brookings Institution; and is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community.

In Mr. Madden’s previous position as Executive Deputy, Marine Corps Logistics Command, he served as the senior civilian providing comprehensive logistics/supply chain and distribution management; depot level maintenance and strategic prepositioning support to all Operating Forces, other agencies and organizations and is the principal advisor to the two-star Commanding General.

Mr. Madden served as Deputy Comptroller/Comptroller, Naval Supply Systems Command from June 1999 to December 2004. In this capacity he had cognizance over all financial planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control and execution of resources and funds for 8,000- person Navy Systems Command with responsibility for revenue/expense identification and annual rate setting for $6.0B business.

Mr. Madden was awarded the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award in June 2001 and the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award in January 2005. He was awarded the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive in 2007 and Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive in 2012.