Salim Kyle Roberts

About Salim Kyle Roberts

I am a \"People first, mission always\" executive with over 20 years of experience leading multibillion-dollar acquisition portfolios through the federal government’s most volatile periods. My career is defined by High-Volatility Leadership—the ability to stabilize a team after its \"darkest hour\" and transform organizational trauma into a unified, high-performance mission.Currently, I am architecting the FDA’s transition to a unified Enterprise Acquisition Liaison function. Operating with a lean operational model (representing a 60% decrease in traditional staffing levels), I have successfully integrated shared-service frameworks and self-help infrastructures to ensure mission-critical continuity across all FDA Centers.Leadership is a shared burden. Whether I am scaling a division from 16 to 40+ people or managing a $50B pandemic portfolio, my focus is on building \"a group of leaders\" who embody resilience, expertise, and selflessness.I specialize in:Enterprise Restoration: Stabilizing distressed initiatives and rebuilding organizational culture after major transitions or RIFs.Crisis Architecture: Rapidly deploying creative contracting solutions (OTA, FAR, IDIQ) during national emergencies like COVID-19 and H1N1.Empathetic Precision: Leading with transparency and kindness to maintain productivity and morale when resources are lean, and the stakes are at their highest.AREAS OF EXPERTISE Acquisition & Procurement Strategy | Organizational Transformation | Federal Contracting (FAR, OTA, IDIQ)| Public Health & Emergency Preparedness | Regulatory Compliance | Legal & Policy Advisory | Crisis Response | Cross-Functional Leadership | Team Building | Executive Negotiations | Contract & Grant Lifecycle Management | Organizational Change Leadership | High-Stakes Negotiation | Policy Development | Pandemic Response |Emergency Preparedness | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | Leadership of Cross-Functional Teams | Building teams from the ground up.

Experience

1. Fda Director, Enterprise Acquisition Liaison Services

   FDA

   Jun 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Currently, I am architecting the FDA’s transition to a unified Enterprise Acquisition Liaison function. Operating with a lean operational model (representing a 60% decrease in traditional staffing levels), I have successfully integrated shared-service frameworks and self-help infrastructures to ensure mission-critical continuity across all FDA Centers.

Education

• Lincoln University

  Bachelor's degree, Criminal Justice and Corrections

  1998 — 2000

• Howard University School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Security Clearance
• Research
• Proposal Writing
• Federal Government
• Public Speaking
• Training
• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Policy
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Government
• Contract Negotiation
• Public Policy
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Policy Analysis
• Government Contracting
• Program Management