Michael E. McKenna, CPA, PMP

Michael E. McKenna is Certified Instructor for The Federal Market Institute and a Consultant for Government Business Solutions, both companies of The Federal Market Group, a Washington, D. C. based organization providing professional training, research, publishing and consulting services to government and industry in public contracts management, program/project management and leadership. He is a both a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Project Management Professional (PMP), a seasoned and experienced line financial executive with a broad base of knowledge, including program/project management skills. His background and education include in-depth credentials in government contracting in the public and private sectors.

He has developed and implemented indirect cost structures for commercial and military contractors; instituted control systems aimed at integrating timely and effective information flows between functional organizations within businesses; and, assisted businesses in creating strategies to maximize market penetration without sacrificing profitability.

Mr. McKenna was a senior financial executive at three different firms, including the Aerospace segment of a multi-billion dollar, Fortune 200 company. His extensive expertise in the financial area included managerial and executive assignments in the financial planning, accounting, treasury, contract administration, acquisitions, program/project control, tax, procurement, and proposal preparation functions at commercial firms with significant levels of contracts with federal and state agencies. Mr. McKenna has also had extensive experience in teaching courses dealing with the application of Federal Procurement Regulations. He has had extensive experience in teaching courses to executives, line management and staffs in dealing with the application of project management principles as well as the implementation of best contracting practices in both commercial and government environments. He has also served as an expert witness on contract disputes being tried before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.

Mr. McKenna’s area of practice at Government Business Solutions includes developing new courses, maintaining the currency of existing courses and serving as a master instructor for acquisition, finance and program management courses.

Mr. McKenna received the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in History, with emphasis on Soviet-American Relations from the John Carroll University and the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Master of Business Administration in Systems Management degrees from the Baldwin Wallace College. He holds the Masters' Certificates in both Government Contracting and Project Management from the School of Business and Public Management, George Washington University.

Mr. McKenna is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Ohio and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Greater Washington Society of CPAs. He is a certified Project Management Professional® and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the National Contract Management Association.


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