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.
Additionally, WashingtonExec extends its gratitude to its gold sponsor, Maximus, and silver sponsors, RSM, ICF, KippsDeSanto & Co. and Sagewind Capital, for their 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 Company
Chief Executive Officer
Annual Revenue Greater than $20M and Less than $100M
- Burton White, Excella
Private & Public Company
Chief Executive Officer
Annual Revenue Greater than $100M and Less than $500M
- Rachele Cooper, Aptive
Private & Public Company
Chief Executive Officer
Annual Revenue Over $500M
- John Heller, Amentum
Private Company
Chief Financial Officer
Annual Revenue Greater than $20M and Less than $100M
- Manuel Mendez, Integral Federal, Inc.
Private Company
Chief Financial Officer
Annual Revenue Greater than $100M and Less than $500M
- Rick Johnson, IntelliBridge
Public Company
Chief Financial Officer
- Ashutosh Gokhale, HII Mission Technologies
Private Company
Chief Growth Officer
Annual Revenue Greater than $20M and Less than $100M
- Lee Bader, Royce Geo
Public & Private Company
Chief Growth Officer
Annual Revenue Greater than $100M and Less than $500M
- Kelly Loeffler, Acentra Health
Private Company
Chief Growth Officer
Annual Revenue greater than $500M
- Carl Buffington, Koniag Government Services
Public & Private Company
Chief Human Resources Officer
- Michelle Howell, Systems Planning and Analysis
Public & Private Company
Chief Information Officer
- Mike Uster, ManTech
Government
Chief Information Officer
- La’Naia Jones, CIA
Public & Private Company
Chief Information Security Officer
- Roger Ouellette, V2X
Government
Chief Information Security Officer
- Aaron Bishop, Department of the Air Force
Private Company
Chief Operating Officer
- Amy Dalton, Two Six Technologies
Public & Private Company
Chief Security Officer
- Aileen Abragan, Valiant Integrated Services
Public & Private Company
Chief Technology Officer
- Bruno Fromont, Intelsat
Government
Chief AI Officer
- Eric Hysen, Department of Homeland Security
Government
Chief Technology Security Officer
- Charles Worthington, Department of Veterans Affairs