Sergio Ostria, chief growth officer of ICF, has won WashingtonExec’s 2023 Chief Officer Award for Chief Growth Officer in the Public category.
WashingtonExec on May 10 unveiled the winners of the Chief Officer Awards, an annual program that celebrates influential and innovative executives in government and industry in the C-suite. The event took place at McLean’s luxurious Ritz Carlton, where 535 attendees came together for a memorable in-person luncheon.
Along with the government and industry winners, Sudhakar Kesavan, chairman of the board of directors at ABM Industries, Inc. and board member of Cadmus Group and Dexis Consulting Group, was honored with the 2023 Chief Officer Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes the career of a longtime, influential and impactful CEO, as Kesavan served as ICF CEO for an impressive 21 years, making him a true industry stalwart. Maximus CEO Bruce Caswell served as the emcee for this year’s awards ceremony.
Ostria noted in his finalist Q+A with WashingtonExec that leading the integration of several of ICF’s business functions to more intentionally mature the company’s growth engine is an achievement he is especially proud of.
“From when I joined ICF in 1999 and built and led numerous of our businesses along the way, to the growth and innovation role I now have, we have been able to effectively balance growth with our purpose-driven culture,” he said. “I am very proud of having been a contributor to that.”
