Leadership

Michael Nelson, President
PAR Government Systems | Rome Research Corporation


A proven leader with over 25 years of experience, Mike manages complex Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) programs spanning ground, air, and space-based advanced geospatial intelligence. Through his demonstrated, outcome-based leadership style, Mike has established a process-driven management team overseeing a large cadre of engineering, research, management, and analytical production teams supporting the Intelligence and DoD Communities worldwide.

Mike is engaged in corporate strategic planning, leads internal process transformation activities, manages future business pipeline and customer development, and ensures programmatic, contractual, and financial (P/L) oversight for his rapidly expanding team. He has leveraged his GEOINT-focused expertise to draft and implement corporate technology advancement initiatives covering AI/ML, Persistent exploitation, and ISR applications of cognitive computing techniques.

PAR Government and it's subsidiary Rome Research Corporation provide technology services and must-have products for the Defense Department and National Intelligence Communities.

The PAR Team is:​
- Technically savvy.​
- Mission Impacting.​
- Service Minded. ​
- Engaged. ​
- Sought After.​


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