Michael J. Bayer was elected to the Board of Directors in December 2006. Mr. Bayer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dumbarton Strategies Washington D.C. Since 1992 Mr. Bayer has acted as a consultant engaged in enterprise strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions specializing in the energy and national security sectors. Mr. Bayer is the Chairman of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Business Board a member of the Sandia National Laboratory's National Security Advisory Panel the U.S. Department of Defense’s Science Board and the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel. Mr. Bayer's previous U.S. Government service included appointments as a member of the U.S. European Command Senior Advisory Group a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy Chairman of the U.S. Army Science Board and Chairman of the Air Force Secretary's Advisory Group. Earlier in his career he was Counsel to a senior Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy Malcolm Baldrige's Associate Deputy Secretary of Commerce Counselor to the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation Counselor to President Bush's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism and the Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System. He has also served on a number of non partisan task forces to improve the management and efficiency of the Department of Defense. Mr. Bayer currently serves on the Board of Directors of DynCorp International Inc. and Stratos Global Corp. |