Leadership

Rear Admiral Michael E. Campbell

Director of Systems Integration and Chief Acquisition Officer
Rear Admiral Michael E. Campbell currently serves as the U.S. Coast Guard’s Director of Systems Integration and Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO). As CAO he directs efforts across all Coast Guard acquisition support, personnel, finance contracting, and research and development activities to execute the service's acquisition portfolio.

Mr. James L. Knight

Deputy CAO & Director of Domain and Integration Services
Mr. Jim Knight assumed duties as the Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer and Director of Domain & Integration Services on July 1, 2025, with the establishment of the new Deputy Commandant for Systems organization. In this position, he is responsible for supporting the Chief Acquisition Officer in executing the Coast Guard’s portfolio of major and non-major acquisition programs and in directing mission support functions that provide critical support across the lifecycle management activities carried out by the five DCS domains: Surface, Air, C5I/Cyber, Shore and Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

Rear Admiral Michael E. Campbell

Acting Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Air

Rear Admiral Campbell is the Acting Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Air (CG-AIR). In this position, he is responsible for overseeing lifecycle management – from pre-acquisition planning to disposition – of Coast Guard aviation assets and capabilities that support the Coast Guard's many missions.

Rear Admiral Russell E. "Rusty" Dash

Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for C5I/Cyber and Chief Information Officer
Rear Admiral Russell E. “Rusty” Dash is the Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for C5I/Cyber (CG-C5I) and Chief Information Officer. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing lifecycle management – from pre-acquisition planning to disposition – of Coast Guard information technology systems and infrastructure that support the Coast Guard's many missions.

Captain Chad A. Long

Acting Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Captain Long serves as the Acting Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CG-RAS). In this role, he leads the strategic development, integration, and deployment of unmanned and counter-unmanned technologies, enhancing the Coast Guard’s operational capabilities across its maritime missions.

Mr. Michael Haycock

Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Shore and Chief Engineer (Shore)
Mr. Michael Haycock serves as the Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Shore (CG-SHORE) and Chief Engineer (Shore). In this position, he is responsible for overseeing lifecycle management – from pre-construction planning to disposition – of Coast Guard shoreside facilities and infrastructure that support the Coast Guard's many missions.

Ms. Amber H. Stein

Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Surface and Chief Engineer (Naval)
Ms. Amber Stein is a member of the Senior Executive Service and serves as the Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Surface (CG-SEA) and Chief Engineer (Naval). In this position, she is responsible for providing management oversight of Coast Guard acquisition and sustainment programs and projects for the modernization, recapitalization, and support of all surface assets in support of the Coast Guard's multiple maritime missions.