Capt. Michael J. Sebastino is聽VMI鈥檚 associate聽dean for academic administration and planning. From 2003 to 2009, Sebastino was the Institute鈥檚 grants, contracts, and intellectual property administrator. 聽In this position, he established strong working relationships with state and federal agencies, the VMI Foundation, and faculty and staff across post. He supported the development of the聽undergraduate research initiative and played a key role in organizing the academic program鈥檚 funding requests and in reporting to the Jackson-Hope Board of Overseers.
Sebastino holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mathematics from The Citadel and a master of business administration degree from Old Dominion University. Prior to his arrival at VMI, he worked as a licensing associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and he is a retired, commissioned officer who served for 30 years in both the active and reserve components of the U.S. Navy.