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 who continues to share his perspective and expertise within and outside the GovCon industry. Notably, Kesavan served as ICF CEO for an impressive 21 years, making him a true industry stalwart.
WashingtonExec is also pleased to mention that Maximus CEO Bruce Caswell served as the emcee for this year’s awards ceremony, lending his distinguished presence to the event. Additionally, WashingtonExec extends its gratitude to the presenting sponsor, Deltek, for its generous support.
This year’s awards received a record level of interest and excitement. We look forward to next year!
Below are all the winners and the categories:
Private & Public Company
Chief Diversity Officer
Terri Hatcher, NTT DATA
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Stephen Kovac, Zscaler
Public Company
Chief Executive Officer
Anna Sever, Magellan Federal
Chief Financial Officer
Becky Harris, Hexagon US Federal
Chief Growth Officer
Sergio Ostria, ICF
Chief Human Resources Officer
Julie Van Leunen, Serco Inc.
Chief Information Officer
Chris Soong, HII Mission Technologies
Chief Information Security Officer
Garrett Smiley, Serco Inc.
Chief Legal Counsel
Jim Lee, Maxar Technologies
Chief Technology Officer
Ricardo Lorenzo, Parsons Corp.
Private Company: Annual Revenue <$100M
Chief Executive Officer
Rachele Cooper, Aptive Resources
Private Company: Annual Revenue >$100M & <$500M
Chief Executive Officer
Doug Wagoner, LMI
Private Company: Annual Revenue >$500M & <$1B
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Corbett, Valiant Integrated Services
Private Company: Annual Revenue >$1B
Chief Executive Officer
David Wajsgras, Intelsat
Private Company: Annual Revenue <$100M
Chief Financial Officer
Carter Wood, Buchanan & Edwards
Private Company: Annual Revenue >$100M
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Pagano, Aeyon
Private Company: <$100M
Chief Growth Officer
Martha Mathers, OPEXUS
Private Company: >$100M & <500M
Chief Growth Officer
Zhenia Klevitsky, Sev1Tech
Private Company: >$500M
Chief Growth Officer
Joseph Cubba, ManTech
Private Company
Chief Human Resources Officer
Shaveta Joshi, ASRC Federal
Chief Information Officer
Chas Shaffer, Guidehouse
Chief Legal Counsel
Melissa Taylormoore, Constellis
Chief Marketing Officer
Brad Mascho, Empower AI
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Joseph Norton, LMI
Public & Private Company
Chief Operating Officer
Eleanor Desai, Ad Hoc
Chief Security Officer
James Kennedy, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Government
Chief Data Officer
Dr. Lindsey Saul, Defense Logistics Agency
Chief Information Officer
Kelly Fletcher, State Department
Chief Technology Officer
Heidi Shyu, Defense Department
Chief Information Security Officer
Rich Baich, CIA
Podcast Episodes
Givers of GovCon
“Supporting Wounded Veterans Through the Catch A Lift Fund”
Chris Oliver, ID Technologies, A CACI Company
