Mike Chase is a Senior Consultant at the American Business Development Group, an internationally respected, full-spectrum business development consulting firm, now representing a diverse list of over fifty prominent U.S. and international businesses. American Business Development Group enjoys a reputation as the largest business development firm in the United States which specializes in the re-equipping and modernization of the United States Armed Forces. The firm has facilitated more than $680,000,000 in “new found sales” for client companies in the last year and historically each year for the last four years.
Prior to becoming a consultant, Mr. Chase was a career Army officer for over twenty-five years and retired as a Colonel in 1988. During his time in the Army Mike served in various infantry command and staff positions in Vietnam, Germany, Korea and the Pentagon, closing out his career as Chief of the Army's Legislative Liaison Office to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Upon retirement from the Army, Mr. Chase served as a legislative consultant to a number of major defense contractors and was involved in a variety of Army aviation, armor and truck programs.
Mr. Chase has over 26 years of experience working directly with the members and staff of the U.S. Congress on a myriad of research development and acquisition programs. He has an in-depth knowledge of both defense acquisition and the legislative process and continues to advise the Department of Defense staff on various aspects of legislative liaison and Congressional Defense Appropriations.
Originally from Springfield, Missouri, he is a graduate of Missouri State University where he received his B.A. in Education and History in 1963. He received an M.A. in History from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.
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