Career
Rigas began his career in the private sector,working for Mellon Financial Corporation and Brown Brothers Harriman &Co. [2] He also held a position for the United Asset Management Corporation. [6]
Rigas was appointed to the General Services Administration (GSA) during the administration of President George W. Bush. [5] He was an associate administrator for the agency and held the positions of senior advisor and deputy administrator. [5] During this time,he was part of an effort to improve the level of government contracting to woman- and veteran-owned businesses. [7]
After his service in the Bush administration,Rigas worked for several Republican organizations. [8] He was an official for the Massachusetts Republican Party and worked for The Heritage Foundation,a conservative think tank. [7] Following that,he worked for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services as chief of staff. [7]
In July 2017,Rigas was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as deputy director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM). [9] On March 7,2018,he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve in the position,with Rigas thus serving under the OPM's director,Jeff Tien Han Pon. [9] [10] On March 18,2020,Rigas became the acting director of the OPM after the resignation of the then-director,Dale Cabaniss. [11] In this role,he was head of the agency in charge of managing human resources,talent recruitment,development,and policy for the employees of the federal government. [6]
Soon after,on March 25,Rigas also became the acting deputy director for management for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). [12] In July,he added a third role,becoming the acting Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States (CIO) after the resignation of Suzette Kent. [13] The Federal CIO was a position that reported to the deputy director for management of the OMB,a position that Rigas also held. [13]
After Rigas's tenure with the OPM and OMB,he joined the America First Policy Institute in 2022 as the director of the organization's America First Transition Project. [5] [6] After Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election,he announced on December 13,2024,the nomination of Rigas to serve as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. [2]
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Rigas was appointed Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources by Donald Trump on December 12,2024. Trump called him a "conservative warrior who knows how government works." [14] He had his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 4,2025. The Committee voted 16-6 in favor of his nomination on March 12,2025. [15]
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