Booz Allen Hamilton has appointed William Vass as chief technology officer effective June 17.
In his role, Vass will accelerate solutions that leverage the firm’s deep mission knowledge and leading position in artificial intelligence, cyber, and software and data-centric capabilities.
“As we bring transformative technologies to missions of national importance at speed and scale, we welcome Bill’s leadership to further propel our bold innovation agenda,” said Horacio Rozanski, president and CEO of Booz Allen.
Vass brings over 40 years of experience in delivering innovative IT, large-scale cloud, digital twins, 3D-processing extended reality, geospatial, high-performance computing, quantum computing, quantum networking, robotics, autonomy and cybersecurity solutions to the role.
He was most recently vice president of engineering at Amazon Web Services, where he spent a decade leading software and hardware development for technology services.
Vass has held CEO, chief operating officer, chief information officer, chief information security officer and CTO leadership positions for startups and Fortune 100 companies. He previously served as a member of the Senior Executive Service, and received the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service and the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service.
He also served on the National Security Agency’s Technical Advisory Board and the Defense Science Board.
“Combining a 110-year legacy, deep mission understanding, and advanced technical capabilities, Booz Allen has a singular ability to advance the country’s most critical civilian, defense, and national security priorities with emerging technology,” said Vass.
“I’m honored to be returning my focus to these essential missions and look forward to working with Booz Allen’s clients, partners, and talented employees to drive the future forward together.”
Vass will succeed executive vice president and CTO Susan Penfield, who is retiring in July after a 30-year career with the firm.