Raj Badhwar has joined Systems Planning & Analysis as chief information officer, serving on the executive leadership team and reporting to CEO Rich Sawchak.
As CIO, Badhwar leads SPA’s enterprise IT organization, overseeing digital strategy, architecture, engineering, operations, data management and business intelligence, the company said. He is responsible for delivering secure, resilient and scalable technology and cybersecurity platforms in close partnership with SPA’s business and mission teams.
He’s focused on strengthening technology that supports national security customers, improving efficiency and scalability across IT and aligning technology investments with the company’s business and mission priorities.
“My work at SPA will center on ensuring technology directly supports mission outcomes for our national security customers,” Badhwar said. “That means strengthening security and resilience, simplifying operations as we scale, and advancing our cloud, data, and cybersecurity capabilities in a disciplined and trusted way.”
Badhwar brings over 30 years of experience leading secure technology and cybersecurity organizations across engineering, defense, financial services and cloud platforms to the role. At SPA, he’ll leverage his expertise to help build a secure, cloud-enabled, and data-driven technology foundation for future national security missions, the company said.
“Raj brings deep expertise in cybersecurity, cloud, and enterprise IT that will be critical as SPA continues to grow and support increasingly complex national security missions,” Sawchak said. “His leadership will help ensure our technology remains secure, modern, and aligned with both our customers’ needs and our long-term strategy.”