John Fiore

Background

About John Fiore

I serve as the Acquisition Executive for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). I am the senior advisor and leader for all aspects of acquisition and contract planning and management for the programs that are integrated into a single Missile Defense System to provide a layered missile defense capability. I am also the MDA Senior Services Manager. Prior to MDA, I served as the Executive Director for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA, where I was responsible for Dahlgren’s technical excellence in executing research, development, test and evaluation. I also served as Chief Engineer for Assistant Secretary of the Navy, for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA) leading the Navy’s digital transformation. I was previously the Director for Above Water Sensors in the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) and the Chief Technology Officer for PEO IWS. I began my career at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) in Philadelphia, PA, where he held a series of progressively challenging positions culminating in my assignment as the first Deputy Program Manager for Smartship. After leaving NSWCPD, I held key leadership positions at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency as Deputy Program Manager for Imagery Continuity of Operations, the U.S. Navy's Office of Technology Development Support as the Chief Engineer for an advanced airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting sensor, and as the acting Deputy Program Executive at the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) organization where he shared responsibility with the Program Executive for oversight of all Aegis BMD programs. I am TS/SCI cleared. I hold a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. I attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School and graduated with a MS in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. I was awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2022. I also received a DON Meritorious Civilian Service, and two DON Superior Civilian Service Awards. I have been a member of the the Senior Executive Service in September 2014.