WashingtonExec on Dec. 8 virtually unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients across the region.
Along with the government and industry winners, former AMERICAN SYSTEMS CEO Bill Hoover was honored with the 2021 Pinnacle Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for his 40 years of leadership and service in the information systems and services market.
This year’s awards received a record level of interest and excitement, and we look forward to next year!
Below are all the winners and the categories:
Artificial Intelligence Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company
Edward Burrows, Brillient Corp.
Artificial Intelligence Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company
Dr. Michael Sean O’Brien, Northrop Grumman
Business Development Executive of the Year, Private Company
Jeff Kerridge, Amentum
Business Development Executive of the Year, Public Company
Richard Crowe, Booz Allen Hamilton
Cloud Government Executive of the Year
Richard Husk, Enterprise Intelligence & Data Solutions PMO/Naval Information Warfare Center
Cloud Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company
John Sankovich, Smartronix
Cloud Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company
Tom Keane, Microsoft
Contracts Government Executive of the Year
Monica Padron, U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services
Contracts Industry Executive of the Year
Jai Spivey, Parsons Corp.
Cybersecurity Government Executive of the Year
Chris DeRusha, Office of Management and Budget
Cybersecurity Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company
John Hammes, Intelligent Waves LLC
Cybersecurity Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company
Dan Voce, Leidos
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Government Executive of the Year
Anselm Beach, Headquarters, Department of the Army
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Industry Executive of the Year
Dr. Kimberly Myers, Deloitte
DOD Government Executive of the Year
Holly S. Joers, Department of Defense, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
DOD Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company
William Vantine, Systems Planning and Analysis
DOD Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company
Paul Decker, Parsons Corp.
Private Company Executive Assistant of the Year
Dawn Holbrook, Amentum
Public Company Executive Assistant of the Year
Ruth-Ann Adam, CGI Federal
Government TEAM Program/Project of the Year
Community Care Referral and Authorization Program, The Department of Veterans Affairs
Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence Solutions Project – Joint Service Provider, The Defense Information Systems Agency
Healthcare Government Executive of the Year
Dr. Clinton Greenstone, Office of Community Care, Veterans Health Administration
Healthcare Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company
Alicia Harkness, Guidehouse
Healthcare Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company
Jennifer Welham, ICF
HR Executive of the Year
Priscilla Lott-Price, Leidos
Intelligence Government Executive of the Year
Christine Abizaid, National Counterterrorism Center
Intelligence Industry Executive of the Year
Tiffanny Gates, Accenture Federal Services
Marketing Executive of the Year, Private Company
Christine Fuentes, Amentum
Marketing Executive of the Year, Public Company
Milo Speranzo, Dell Technologies
National Security / DHS Executive of the Year
Jim Moos, Leidos
Space Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company
Clint Crosier, Amazon Web Services
Space Government Executive of the Year
Andrew D. Cox, Headquarters Air Force Space Command
Supply Chain Executive of the Year
Nisa Moore, General Dynamics Information Technology