Chris Ayers

Chris Ayers serves as LMI’s practice area lead for acquisition. In his role, he helps structure resources, customer-focused solution development, and acquisition efforts to align with strategic priorities. He is responsible for the capabilities, growth, and talent in his respective practice area and enables LMI to best scale and facilitate professional development engagement and conversations with employees as they seek to grow in their careers.

Chris’s professional career has been dedicated to serving the nation. He graduated as an infantry officer from the United States Military Academy and proudly served 21 years in the Army. The first half of Chris’s military career was dedicated to supporting Airborne, Ranger, and heavily armored infantry units. He then transitioned to serve as an Army acquisition officer, primarily serving with United States Special Operations Command. Chris received an MBA in system acquisition management, from the Naval Post Graduate School and a Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering, from Penn State University. 

“Every government agency must have the ability to efficiently and quickly buy acquisition products and services. This effort starts with providing a team of great people. I believe we are in a really great place on the intersection of great people, agile methodologies, and digital acquisition, and we are discovering ways to combine these assets to deliver faster, innovative solutions to help our customers solve their toughest challenges.”