Michael John McCord (born January 23, 1959)[2] is an American government official who served as Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/CFO from 2014 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2025.

Later in 2017, McCord was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

[3] McCord was born and raised in Marion, Ohio, graduating from River Valley High School in 1977.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the Ohio State University in 1981 and a Master of Arts in public policy analysis from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984.

After leaving office, he became the director of civic-military programs at the Stennis Center for Public Service.