Mr. Michael Chappell

Michael Chappell serves as the assistant program executive officer for the Chief Information Office (CIO) at U.S. Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Enterprise. Chappell joined the CIO Directorate in March 2023 and oversees its technical domains (User Experience, Artificial Intelligence & Data, Cloud, Cybersecurity and Technical Operations) and product domains delivered via Product Lead Innovate (Neighborhood Watch, DevSecOps and Army Data Mesh).

He onboarded as an 18-year industry veteran who architected and developed two data analytics platforms and several derivative solutions currently being used by DOD and federal agencies, Chappell is analytics-driven and brings a wealth of technical implementation expertise to the CIO. He will help PEO Enterprise innovate and transform into a more Agile organization.

Chappell has supported the U.S. Army as a contractor in an engineering and technical leadership capacity since 2010, most recently as senior manager for Ernst & Young (EY) from October 2017 to March 2023. His service highlights included serving as EY’s global solutions architect, a project management role to establish the Army’s first Army Data Quality Plan under the Financial Management & Comptroller; as innovation lead across the Defense Health Agency account; and as program manager for a Federal Bureau of Investigation auditing platform.

Previously, he held various roles for Accenture from May 2006 to October 2017, where he was the analytics lead running performance metrics for the Information Technology Infrastructure Library at a data center for the intelligence community. Other engineering experiences included stints at Moog and General Electric.

Chappell earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.