Jami J. Rodgers serves as Senior Procurement Executive, Chief Acquisition Officer, and Director for USAID Management Bureau’s Office of Acquisition and Assistance (M/OAA). He provides senior executive leadership and oversight of USAID's procurement and financial assistance functions, policies, and initiatives to empower over 600 acquisition and assistance professionals to deliver on U.S. foreign assistance development goals worldwide.
Mr. Rodgers first served at USAID as M/OAA Special Initiatives and Development Partners Division Chief supporting the Administrator's Grand Challenges for Development, the Bureau for Africa, the Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning, and the USAID Global Development Lab. He also served as Acting Deputy Director of M/OAA Washington Operations. He most recently served as the Director of NASA Headquarters Procurement Strategic Operations Division and as Head of the Contracting Activity for the Exploration Systems Development and Space Operations Mission Directorates. He co-sponsored the NASA Acquisition Innovation Launchpad to improve operations and reduce barriers to achieve a more diverse and equitable partner base for mission success.
Mr. Rodgers previously served at the Department of Energy (DOE) as Director of the Office of Contract Management, where he oversaw nationwide procurement management reviews, category management efforts, and served as Competition Advocate. He also served as Director of the Office of Headquarters Procurement Services managing $15B in active awards. He began his federal career at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Contract Specialist. He is a Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM) with the National Contract Management Association and holds a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C Professional). He has held unlimited contracting officer warrants at EPA, USAID, and DOE. Mr. Rodgers has been recognized twice with the Secretary of Energy Achievement Award, the USAID Mary A. Reynolds Memorial Award for high-impact innovations, and several Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards.
Mr. Rodgers earned a B.S. in Spanish with a business and international studies minor from Penn State University and an MBA with a focus on strategic management and public policy from the George Washington University School of Business. Mr. Rodgers has served in various volunteer leadership positions with a nationally recognized LGBTQIA+ choral arts organization and is a volunteer citizenship instructor for Arlington County, VA to enrich and celebrate his local community.