Michael J. Caccuitto III serves as the branch chief for Technology Integration and Outreach of the Army Research Office (ARO). The outreach programs he oversees manage more than $100 million per year. Those programs, designed to encourage and advance science and technology transfer, include: programs for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI), Educational Outreach Programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program for ARO as well as an Army-wide STTR program.

Prior to joining ARO in 2009, Mr. Caccuitto worked for ten years Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). He began his career as an officer in the US Air Force in a variety of research & development, acquisition program management and staff roles, retiring from the AF Reserve in February 2017. He received the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service and the Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Civilian Service. He holds a master’s degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a bachelor’s degree in optics with high distinction from the University of Rochester.