As Vice President and General Counsel, Michael Dufault leads all legal affairs for General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics that provides mission critical solutions for defense, intelligence and cybersecurity customers across all domains. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, General Dynamics Mission Systems employs approximately 12,500 people worldwide.
Prior to joining General Dynamics Mission Systems in January 2024, Dufault served as the senior vice president and group general counsel for Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. He previously served as assistant general counsel for General Dynamics Corporation at its headquarters. Dufault began his career with General Dynamics as an assistant general counsel for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. He started his legal career in the Attorney General’s Honors Program at the United States Department of Justice where he later served eight years as a trial and appellate attorney.
He has a graduate degree with honors from Syracuse University College of Law.