Burton White, CEO and co-founder of Excella, has won WashingtonExec’s 2024 Chief Officer Award for CEO in the Private Company (annual revenue greater than $20M and less than $100M) 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 The Hilton in McLean, Virginia, where hundreds of attendees came together for a memorable in-person luncheon.
Along with the government and industry winners, Richard Montoni, a director on Maximus’ board of directors who was the company’s CEO from 2006-2018, was honored with the 2024 Chief Officer Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes the career of a longtime, influential, impactful CEO who continues to share his perspective and expertise within and outside the GovCon industry. Montoni was introduced and honored by his successor, current Maximus CEO Bruce Caswell.
White noted in his finalist Q+A with WashingtonExec that his top priority is to create impact for clients and exceptional careers for Excellians.
“Over the past two years, Excella has more than doubled in size, and in 2023 grew to over 300 employees across the country, reaching our largest consultant base in history,” he said. “We look forward to continuing our strong growth trajectory in 2024!”
