Michael W. Roberts

{{short description|American defense official}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Michael W. Roberts

| image = Michael W. Roberts.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2019

| birth_place =

| office = Director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office

| term_start = February 2019

| term_end = May 2022

| predecessor = Timothy Sejba (acting)

| successor = Kelly D. Hammett

| education = Grantham University (BS)
University of Management and Technology (MS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)

}}

Michael W. Roberts is an American defense acquisition official who served as the first director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office. He also served as the Executive Director for the Navy’s Project Overmatch. A prior member of the Senior Executive Service, he has worked for the Department of the Navy (United States Navy), Department of the Air Force (United States Space Force), Northrop Grumman, and currently works for Lockheed Martin Space.{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1974230/michael-w-roberts/|title=MICHAEL W. ROBERTS|website=www.af.mil}}{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/dod-technology-buyers-defend-need-for-secrecy-in-space-programs/|title=DoD technology buyers defend need for secrecy in space programs|date=August 13, 2020|website=SpaceNews}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/space-rco-presses-forward-amid-reorganization/|title=Space RCO Presses Forward Amid Reorganization|date=August 13, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2021/07/space-rco-head-too-soon-for-single-acquisition-shop/|title=Space RCO Head: Too Soon For Single Acquisition Shop|first=Theresa|last=Hitchens|date=July 9, 2021}}