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Michael Rigas
United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Presumptive nominee
Assuming office TBD
President	Donald Trump (elect)
Succeeding	Richard R. Verma
Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management
In office 18 March 2020 – 20 January 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Dale Cabaniss
Succeeded by	Kathleen McGettigan
Personal details
Born	Michael J. Rigas 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Boston University Harvard University

Michael John Rigas (Greek: Μάικλ Ρήγας; born 1971 or 1972) is a Greek-American government official. He is the nominee to serve as deputy secretary of state for management and resources and has previously served as acting director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Early life

Rigas was born in 1971 or 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts, where he grew up. His parents come from Greece, with his father having immigrated to the U.S. in 1948 from Aigio, while his mother came from Sparta. He is one of seven children and he has a twin sister. He attended Boston University, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in economics, and Harvard University, where he studied at the Harvard Kennedy School and received a master's degree in public administration.

Career

Rigas began his career in the private sector, working for Mellon Financial Corporation and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Personal life

Rigas married Laura Keehner, a fellow government official, in 2009.

References

1. "Michael J. Rigas Nominated for U.S. Deputy Secretary of State". The National Herald. December 13, 2024.
2. "Ποιος είναι ο Μάικλ Ρήγας, ο ομογενής που πρότεινε ο Τραμπ για αναπληρωτή υπουργό Εσωτερικών" [Who is Michael Rigas, the expat Trump nominated for deputy secretary of the interior] (in Greek). Skai Group. 13 December 2024.
3. Athanasatos, Christodoulos (December 15, 2024). "The Rigas Family Moved by Donald Trump's Nomination of Michael J. Rigas". The National Herald.
4. Ogrysko, Nicole (25 March 2020). "OPM's Rigas to take on second position as OMB acting deputy". WFED.
5. "Michael J. Rigas Nominated for U.S. Deputy Secretary of State". The National Herald. December 13, 2024.
6. "Ποιος είναι ο Μάικλ Ρήγας, ο ομογενής που πρότεινε ο Τραμπ για αναπληρωτή υπουργό Εσωτερικών" [Who is Michael Rigas, the expat Trump nominated for deputy secretary of the interior] (in Greek). Skai Group. 13 December 2024.
7. Athanasatos, Christodoulos (December 15, 2024). "The Rigas Family Moved by Donald Trump's Nomination of Michael J. Rigas". The National Herald.
8. Athanasatos, Christodoulos (December 15, 2024). "The Rigas Family Moved by Donald Trump's Nomination of Michael J. Rigas". The National Herald.
9. "Trump appoints Greek-American Michael Rigas for State Department role". Kathimerini. December 13, 2024.
10. "Michael J. Rigas Nominated for U.S. Deputy Secretary of State". The National Herald. December 13, 2024.
11. "Laura Keehner to Marry Michael Rigas in May". Palisadian-Post. March 12, 2009.

• Living people
• American people of Greek descent
• United States deputy secretaries of state
• Boston University alumni
• Harvard Kennedy School alumni
• Directors of the United States Office of Personnel Management