Michael Reheuser

Accomplished Executive Coach with more than 35 years serving in leadership positions as a Department of Defense Senior Executive, a Marine Corps Reserve Colonel and as a litigation attorney in private and government practice.

International Coaching

Federation credentialed coach. Proven success building and leading global teams. Drove metrics-based approach to assess more than $4B in annual program requirements, leading to data-driven, risk-based decisions in high visibility military programs.

Positions included responsibility for Army-wide civilian personnel plans, policies, and programs in all areas of human capital management, including human resources, labor and employee relations, strategic workforce planning and performance management affecting nearly 300,000 U.S. Army employees worldwide.

Executive Leadership Coach at Reheuser Consulting LLC (2024-05 – Present)

International Coaching Federation credentialed coach. (ACC). Partner with executives and enterprising leaders to help them overcome internal and external obstacles to success. Use active listening to encourage self-discovery, elicit client-generated solutions and strategies to help clients hold themselves accountable for their own growth.

Director of Installation Services, Senior Executive Service at U.S. Army (2020-05 – 2024-05)

Senior Executive responsible for developing, executing, and providing oversight of agency-wide policies, programs and resources for Housing, Environment, and Logistics on Army installations worldwide. Drove metrics-based approach to assess more than $4B in annual requirements, leading to data driven, risk-based decisions in high visibility programs.

Assistant G-1 for Civilian Personnel, Senior Executive Service at U.S. Army (2017-05 – 2020-05)

Senior Executive responsible for Army-wide civilian personnel plans, policies, and programs in all areas of human capital management, including human resources, labor and employee relations, strategic workforce planning and performance management affecting nearly 300,000 U.S. Army employees worldwide with a budget of more than $200M annually.

• Oversaw reduction of more than 10% in Army's time to hire by promoting use of direct hire authorities and generating innovative ideas to improve every step of the hiring process.

Executive Director, Senior Executive Service at U.S. Army (2013-08 – 2017-05)

Provided executive oversight of more than fifty administrative and support services for Headquarters, Department of the Army and other Department of Defense activities including: logistics; travel and transportation; security and safety; records management and declassification; visual information services; building management; printing and publishing; and morale, welfare, and recreation. Led six hundred Civilian employees and Soldiers with responsibility for an annual budget of $450 million.

• Eliminated backlog of 2400 Visas to the United Arab Emirates in first year as Executive Director, ensuring that Servicemembers could deploy on time.

Director, Privacy and Civil Liberties Office at Department of Defense (2010-08 – 2013-08)

Successfully led development of the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, formalizing processes for the privacy program and standing up the Department-wide civil liberties program. Represented Department of Defense on National Security Staff committees and other interagency working groups on privacy and civil liberties matters. First ever selected Senior Executive Service member for this position.

Associate Deputy General Counsel at Department of Defense (2005-08 – 2010-08)

Provided legal analysis and advice to the DoD General Counsel and other senior DoD leaders on litigation cases and matters of significant Departmental interest. Cases include complex, high visibility requests for information relating to detainees held in Guantanamo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Liaison with the Department of Justice counterespionage and counter-terrorism sections to coordinate classification reviews and facilitate prosecutions.

Cases include United States v. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and United States v. Jose Padilla.

Associate/Partner at Jordan Coyne & Savits

Martindale Hubbell AV Rated. Managed all aspects of complex civil litigation for diverse group of clients ranging from sole proprietors to Fortune 500 corporations. Extensive jury trial experience in state and federal courts of Virginia and D.C. Represented clients at hundreds of depositions in twenty states.

Retired Colonel at United States Marine Corps Reserve

• Reserve Staff Judge Advocate to Commander, Marine Forces Command
• Commanding Officer, Law of War Detachment
• Company Commander
• Team Leader, 4th Civil Affairs Group, Southwest Asia
• Trial and Defense Counsel, Legal Services Support Section, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

B.S. in Finance and Economics (Double Major) – Lehigh University

Juris Doctorate – Catholic University

Senior Executive Course in Driving Strategic Innovation – MIT Sloan Business School

Senior Executive Course in National and International Security – Harvard Kennedy School

Senior Executive Course in Diversity Seminar – Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Senior Executive Course in Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology – Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina