Michael Rigas has assumed the responsibilities of acting administrator at the General Services Administration. In an email sent to agency employees Monday, Rigas said Stephen Ehikian, who previously served as acting administrator, will stay on as deputy GSA administrator.
Who Is GSA’s New Administrator?
Rigas comes to GSA from the Department of State, where he most recently served as deputy secretary for management and resources. In the role, he led department-wide reorganization and laid off 1,350 employees.
It is unclear if Rigas will continue in his position at the State Department while at GSA. A spokesperson for the State Department told Federal News Network that “we do not comment on internal personnel matters.”
Rigas previously served as senior GSA adviser during the first administration of President Donald Trump. Earlier in his government career, he held the roles of acting director of the Office of Personnel Management and acting deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget.
According to his bio on the State Department’s website, Rigas also served as senior adviser to the Trump-Vance 2025 transition team.
Before entering government service, Rigas spent over a decade working at Mellon Financial Corporation and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
He holds a master’s in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Boston University.
