Michele A Pearce

Ms. Pearce currently serves as the Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Army. Previously, Ms. Pearce served as the Department of Defense Deputy General Counsel for Legislation. She has served in multiple senior roles, including as Senior Defense Advisor to United States Senator Susan Collins, and on the United States House Armed Services Committee as the Staff Lead and Counsel of the Subcommittee on Readiness, Staff Lead of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Counsel of the Military Personnel Subcommittee. During her twenty three years of Federal service, Ms. Pearce also served as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force and as the Chief Clerk for the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Additionally, she served on the Board of Trustees of the Judge Advocate General’s School Foundation and the Board of Directors of the Nevada Rape Crisis Center. Ms. Pearce’s awards and decorations include the Iraq Campaign Medal and the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award. She earned an A.B. from Mount Holyoke College and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.