Michael Hannan
Bethesda
MD
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Mike Hannan is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, professional speaker, adjunct professor, and innovator of industry-leading techniques to drive unprecedented improvements in project portfolio performance. His career spans a diversity of fields, including software engineering, space systems development, high-performance computing, and international trade policy.
He got his start in the PM profession supporting large, complex initiatives such as the International Space Station. He has led project portfolios spanning IT, R&D, military defense systems, and sales, and has coached and consulted on project portfolios in over a dozen industry sectors. He is the lead author of the best-selling 2014 book, CIO’s Guide to Breakthrough Project Portfolio Performance.
In his spare time, Mike serves on the board of Project Management for Change—organizer of the “PM Day of Service,” the largest PM pro-bono event in the history of humankind.
On the personal side, Mike is a world-record-setting track & field athlete, and is a happily married father of three young adults.

