Vice Admiral Michael McAllister, USCG (ret) is the president and owner of Banner Consulting LLC, providing professional advisory services on a wide range on national and homeland security, federal procurement, logistics, talent management, and both U.S. and international maritime safety and security issues.

Vice Admiral McAllister served on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard for 36 years.  His culminating flag assignment was as Commander of the Coast Guard’s Pacific Area where he oversaw all U.S. Coast Guard operations spanning from the U.S. West Coast to the Indian Ocean and both the U.S. Arctic and Antarctic regions.  He previously served as the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support where he oversaw all human resources, training and education, medical, engineering, logistics, C4IT, acquisitions and security functions for the Service.  His other flag assignments include Commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District in Alaska; Deputy Director of Operations for United States Northern Command; and Director for Coast Guard Enterprise Strategy and Management.  

Before becoming a flag officer, Vice Admiral McAllister served in a wide variety of operational and support assignments, including multiple command positions both afloat and ashore.  He graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy, and holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from MIT as a Sloan Fellow.  He is also a registered Professional Engineer. 

Vice Admiral McAllister lives in the Charleston, SC area and is an active volunteer both at the local and national levels, particularly supporting military members and their families, advocating for U.S. national security needs, and developing the next generation of public service and community leaders.