Michael P. Chien

Senior Service Advisor & Military Professor Joint Military Operations Department
Capt., U.S. Coast Guard
Michael P. Chien

Biography

Capt. Michael Chien serves as the Senior Service Advisor for the U.S. Coast Guard and a Joint Military Operations instructor at NWC. He recently completed a tour as Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center in New London, CT. He holds a bachelor's of science from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a master of engineering in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and a master of science in engineering and management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's System Design and Management Program.

Contact Information

Areas of Expertise

  • Cyber Warfare
  • Homeland Security
  • Joint Operations

Professional Highlights

2026

Commanding Officer, USCG Research and Development Center

2023

Cyber Strategy Division Chief, Office of Cyberspace Forces

2020

Cyber Battlewatch Captain & Joint Operations Center Director, U.S. Cyber Command

2017

Command Executive Officer, Joint Interagency Task Force South

Education

M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018, Engineering & Management

M.E., Pennsylvania State University, 2005, Electrical Engineering

B.S., U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 2001, Electrical Engineering

External Memberships and Associations

USCG Alumni Association

Project Management Institute

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