Michael Montelongo
Larry H. Miller Board of Directors
The Honorable Michael Montelongo, a former presidential appointee and
Senate-confirmed official, is chief administrative officer and senior vice
president, public policy and corporate affairs for Sodexo, Inc., the leading
$9 billion quality of life services enterprise in North America. An experienced
c-level executive and corporate governance leader for commercial, public
sector, and non-profit organizations, Mr. Montelongo brings a broad service
industry skill set in facilities and food service management, outsourced
technical services, telecommunications, professional services, and aerospace/
defense, including tours in the U.S. Senate and the Pentagon. Focusing
on strategy, financial and risk management, policymaking, and operations
excellence for global commercial and public sector enterprises, he is
recognized for leading change in large organizations.
Mr. Montelongo was a Bush White House appointee, serving as the 19th assistant
secretary for financial management and chief financial officer of the U.S. Air Force, concluding his tenure at the Pentagon
as acting secretary of the Air Force. A public policy expert, he is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Before joining the Bush administration, Mr. Montelongo was an executive with a global management consulting firm, a
regional telecommunications company, and completed a career in the U.S. Army that included line and staff assignments,
a Congressional Fellowship in the U.S. Senate, and service as an assistant professor teaching economics and political
science at West Point. Active in civic leadership and corporate governance, Mr. Montelongo serves on several for-profit,
public sector, and non-profit boards; chairs audit committees; and volunteers for organizations that expand opportunities
for young people, support community health and wellness, assist veterans, and promote national service.
The first in his extended family to attend college, Mr. Montelongo earned his bachelor’s degree in science from West
Point and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Besides corporate and military
awards and the highest decorations for Exceptional Civilian Service in the Air Force and the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA), he is featured in several nationally-recognized Latino publications, including being twicelisted in Hispanic Business Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics.
Mr. Montelongo and his bride, Sedona, have a daughter and reside in Scottsdale, Arizona. He enjoys music ministry
and reading.
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