HRLF Director

Michael Heller

VP, Human Resources - Xcelerate Solutions

As the Vice President of Human Resources (HR), Michael Heller is responsible for strategic and operational leadership of HR practices, policies, and programs that align people operations with organizational goals. He partners with business leaders to provide solutions-oriented insight and guidance that drives effectiveness, continuous improvement, client satisfaction, and mission success.

Michael’s career has been built on over 20 years of experience in strategic human resources, talent management and technology consulting. As an HR executive at Washington Consulting, Digital Management and Deltek, Michael led teams to develop innovative human capital management programs and initiatives. Previously, Michael held a variety of positions at American Management Systems and Booz Allen Hamilton where he executed on talent acquisition, total rewards, performance management, DEI&B, strategic HR partnership and philanthropy strategies. Michael was the Founder & CEO of iRevü, a micro-feedback performance management solution that helps organizations save money, improve productivity and protect the organization by providing near-immediate, documented performance feedback to employees.

Passionate about giving back, Michael serves the community as an executive board member of NLCS, a DC based assisted living organization and the Human Resources Leadership Forum. He has a master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Georgetown University and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut. 

Michael resides in Gaithersburg, MD with his wife and daughter