Lisa Lax
Vice President, Contracts and Acquisition Management Office, GDIT
Lisa Lax acknowledges this has been a particularly challenging time for the acquisition community and her own program teams, and she is proud her group has served as a source of knowledge and guidance to help them move forward. She emphasizes the importance of being strong partners to counterparts within customer organizations, a role her team has fulfilled in 2025 when they were needed most.
At a time when GDIT’s customers and the administration are looking to proven technology to solve mission challenges more quickly and cost-effectively, GDIT is demonstrating it can deliver. The technology capabilities the company has built — across AI, cloud, cyber and mission software — and its focus on delivering real outcomes through increased efficiency and impact will help the government achieve its objectives across priority missions.
“One principle I firmly believe in within the fast-paced IT services industry is this: your Contracts team can either make or break you,” said Amy Gilliland, president of GDIT. “I am proud to say that the GDIT Contracts & Acquisition Management Office (CAMO) has undeniably made us—sharper, more competitive, and more rigorous as a company. They work hand-in-hand with our program teams, ensuring GDIT remains a reliable partner from capture to contract award, all the way through to contract completion.”
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Lax’s team will remain proactive and agile in a dynamic environment. She says that is their value to the business, but constant change puts pressure on the team. Her focus is on making sure they are appreciated, recognized and supported.
“A great leader does not just celebrate their team’s successes but recognizes the courage of those members who were brave enough to have tried something and failed,” Lax said. “Their failure could lead to your team’s most important successes.”
Fun Fact: Lax loves Disney World vacations. When her children were little, she took them to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and repeated the experience in 2023 with them and her two grandchildren. More surprising has been her ability to arrange multiple visits over the years with more than 25 family members.