Peter Santighian
Senior Vice President, Defense, Intel, and Health, ECS
Since joining ECS, Peter Santighian has led efforts to transform how the company supports its defense, intelligence and health customers by aligning top talent and resources to their most critical challenges. His teams implemented a strategic account model, strengthened customer engagement and fostered a culture of agile innovation. As a result, ECS has seen higher client satisfaction and faster, mission-focused solution delivery.
The company supports and modernizes warfighter systems to increase lethality and efficiency, whether by enabling global endpoint security through the Army Endpoint Security Solution or fielding AI and machine learning models for the NGA Maven program to bring information dominance to the tactical edge.
“Pete Santighian brings unparalleled energy and leadership to building high-performing, empowered teams that deliver innovative solutions to our national defense and health priorities,” said John Heneghan, president of ECS. “Under his direction, ECS accelerates mission outcomes by leveraging frontier technologies at the pace and scale our nation needs to maintain battlefield dominance and strategic advantage over our adversaries.”
Why Watch
In 2025, Santighian and his team are focused on rapidly accelerating effective capabilities that directly impact mission outcomes. ECS is leveraging its deep ecosystem of intellectual property and ready-made solutions, along with its proven approach to delivering innovation into the federal workspace.
The strategy centers on streamlining access to best-in-class technologies and aligning them with mission needs — particularly in high-impact areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, data solutions and cloud modernization. A key example is ECS’ long-running work on the NGA Maven Program, where the company has delivered advanced AI models that convert geospatial data into actionable insights for the warfighter — boosting lethality and easing operational burdens.
“The most important attributes of a leader are empathy and self-awareness,” Santighian said. “You must understand your people and your customers deeply and lead in a way that reflects their values and goals. I believe real leadership is about helping others succeed, staying relentlessly curious, and never losing sight of the mission.”
Fun Fact: Santighian’s parents escaped Communist Romania, a Soviet satellite state at the time, and immigrated to the United States as political refugees in the late 1960s.