MDA Leadership

Within the Department of Defense, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is responsible for managing, directing, and executing the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program. The President and Congress rely on the MDA leadership to provide guidance to carry out the mission entrusted to them.

 

Organizational Chart

To learn how our leadership is organized, please view our current organizational chart. For operational security reasons, we include only the names of our Director, Deputy Director, and Executive Director.

 

Director's Biography

Please click on a name to view a biography of the current Director of the Missile Defense Agency, LTG O'Reilly.

November 21, 2008 - present LTG Patrick J. O'Reilly, USA

 

Former Directors' Biographies

Please click on a name to view a biography of former directors of the Missile Defense Agency, and its legacy organizations, the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO).

July 2, 2004 - November 21, 2008 Lt Gen Henry A. Obering, USAF
June 14, 1999 - July 2, 2004 Lt Gen Ronald T. Kadish, USAF
August 1, 1996 - May 28, 1999 Lt Gen Lester L. Lyles, USAF
November 22, 1993 - May 31, 1996 LTG Malcolm R. O'Neill, USA
July 10, 1990 - January 20, 1993 Ambassador Henry F. Cooper
February 1, 1989 - June 30, 1990 Lt Gen George L. Monahan, Jr., USAF
March 27, 1984 - January 31, 1989 Lt Gen James A. Abrahamson, USAF