Michael Paley

Michael Paley, Government Funding Consultant, aids fellows in understanding and navigating government funding opportunities and government customers, including connecting with DOD, grant writing assistance, assistance obtaining support letters, managing relationships with program managers, and more. He is an experienced business executive and research scientist, with 20 years of experience as an R&D Defense Contractor focused on developing technology and building organizations bootstrapped by government funding. Michael previously served as the President of IST Research a DARPA data collection and analytics company and was the Chief Executive Officer of Aptima, Inc, a $25M+ research and development company. Earlier, he was a Staff Member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory supporting the USAF AWACS Program Office. He holds a doctorate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Connecticut.