Top 25 Cyber Execs to Watch in 2020: Jacobs’ Caesar Nieves
Caesar Nieves brings to his role at Jacobs more than 20 years of senior-level experience as a business and technical leader directly supporting government clients and growing cyber businesses. He also served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was responsible for the acquisition, configuration and maintenance of network operations while assigned to HQ Air
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Greg Baroni, Attain
In 2009, Greg Baroni co-founded Attain, a leading management, technology and strategy consulting firm. His earlier experience includes various leadership roles with Unisys Corp., including corporate senior vice president of the company and president of its Federal Systems and Global Public Sector unit, as well as similar leadership roles at KPMG. He is a board
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Mac Curtis, Perspecta
It’s no surprise Perspecta’s most significant accomplishment in 2018 was its actual launch and going public June 1. Neither was an easy feat: they were the culmination of months of diligence and hard work, with a focus on building a differentiated, innovative business that supports and facilitates the missions of government customers, said Mac Curtis,
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Tina Dolph, Siemens Government Technologies
Appointed president and CEO in October 2018, Tina Dolph leads Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., Siemens AG’s independent but affiliated U.S. entity structured to solve government agency challenges in energy, infrastructure, automation and lifecycle support. “My vision for SGT is to enable Siemens to become the U.S. government’s partner of choice to solve critical energy, infrastructure,
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Tiffanny Gates, Novetta
Tiffanny Gates is president and CEO of advanced analytics company Novetta, owned by private equity firm Carlyle and serving nearly all government agencies related to defense and national security. Her career experience includes stints at Raytheon, Blackbird Technologies Inc., and ManTech International Corp. From 1995 to 2000, she served in the Navy as a cryptologic
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Dennis Kelly, Buchanan & Edwards, Inc.
Under Dennis Kelly’s leadership, Buchanan & Edwards has grown both organically and through acquisitions and is expected to continue its forward march in 2019. “In addition to strong organic growth, the acquisition of R2C has expanded our customer footprint, contract vehicle access and created a more diverse customer base,” said Kelly, company president and CEO.
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Darren Kraabel, Jacobs
It’s been almost a year since Jacobs’ two companies came together and the synergy executives are seeing in operating the business, growing its portfolio and driving innovation “has been truly inspirational,” said Darren Kraabel, chief technology and innovation officer at Jacobs. This is particularly true in Jacobs’ water infrastructure, environmental and nuclear markets. Jacobs has
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Suzette Kent, OMB
The fifth federal chief information officer since the role was created in 2002, Suzette Kent came to her position in early 2018. Prior to being appointed, she held leadership positions at a number of financial and technological services organizations, including EY, JP Morgan, Carreker Corp. and Accenture. Why Watch: As the federal government’s top IT
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Wayne Lucernoni, ASRC Federal
After nearly a year in his role, Wayne Lucernoni has seen ASRC Federal expand its capabilities and secure new opportunities. Last June, one of ASRC Federal’s subsidiaries was awarded a $1.2 billion contract with NASA to provide high-performance computing services. “In the last 18 months, our team completed the integration of several acquisitions, enhanced the
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: Andy Maner, E3/Sentinel
As CEO of the newly merged E3 Federal Solutions and The Sentinel Co., Andy Maner brings 25 years of government, business and national security experience to the table. During his chairmanship of Sentinel from October 2016 to September 2018, Maner led the national security-focused services and solutions company in both organic and acquisition growth strategies.
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2019: John Mengucci, CACI International Inc.
In 2018, John Mengucci expanded his role as the chief operating officer for CACI, charged with expanding the growth profile of the company. He has been the driving force behind the company’s market-based strategy and its growth into the products and solutions segments of the markets they serve. Having led the majority of the company’s
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Christy Monaco, NGA
Since October 2017, Christy Monaco has served as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s chief ventures officer, a role in which she coordinates NGAs innovation initiatives with various stakeholders and partners. Her focus includes innovation and the incubation and implementation of new ventures to sustain NGA competitive advantage. Plainly: She helps brings innovation from the outside world
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Steve Omick, Riverside Research
Riverside Research’s recent move to Washington, D.C., reflects the high-tech, nonprofit’s commitment to defense and intelligence customers. And President and CEO Steve Omick said the organization is already seeing positive results. “In addition to being closer to many of our customers, we’ve made tremendous progress in maturing our Open Innovation Concept, an internally funded long-term
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Kelly Olson, GSA
2018 began with a bang for the General Services Administration as Kelly Olson led the Technology Transformation Services’ innovation portfolio through a significant period of growth for governmentwide open innovation, helping agencies build capacity on human-centered design and digital transformation, and building on important emerging citizen technologies efforts In April, Olson took over as TTS
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Tony Moraco, SAIC
SAIC’s most significant achievement in 2018 was announcing the acquisition of Engility in September. In accordance with its long-term strategy, Ingenuity 2025, SAIC focuses on growing organically, as well as through strategic mergers and acquisitions. “We are excited to broaden customer access and obtain new capabilities to accelerate market penetration in areas like the intelligence community and
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Sid Fuchs, MacAulay-Brown, Inc.
In 2018, Sid Fuchs and his leadership team enabled MacAulay-Brown, Inc., known as MacB, to realize a highly successful exit when MacB was acquired by Veritas Capital and merged with Alion Science and Technology. CEO of MacB since 2011 and under very challenging market conditions, Fuchs led the debt-free transformation of MacB from a once
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Susan Penfield, Booz Allen Hamilton
As Booz Allen Hamilton’s chief innovation officer, Susan Penfield’s charge is to advance the firm on its innovation journey. This year, the firm focuses on building out and maturing a solutions business — a portfolio of repeatable solutions that incorporates leading-edge technologies, creates unique positioning and market differentiation and is accessed through different business models
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Richard Y. Pineda, SPEAR Inc.
The union between CALIBRE and SPEAR, Inc., was one of CALIBRE’s major achievements for 2018. Separately, the two organizations provided complementary management consulting and IT solutions. “Combined, the two are ‘better together’ and support our federal and commercial clients’ missions through digital transformation,” SPEAR CEO Richard Pineda said. “SPEAR’s IT modernization, cybersecurity, and data analytics offerings
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Tim Reardon, Constellis
In August 2018, Tim Reardon took over as CEO of Constellis, a leading global provider of risk management, humanitarian, social intelligence, training, and operational support services to government and commercial clients throughout the world. Operating in over 45 countries, Constellis’ 22,000 employees protect critical priorities safely and efficiently around the world. Constellis delivers a broad
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Anthony Robbins, NVIDIA
Last year, NVIDIA helped the Energy Department build the fastest supercomputer in the world — Summit at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The supercomputer runs on over 27,000 NVIDIA GPUs, which power more than 90 percent of the system’s performance. Summit allows the world’s top scientists to harness AI to drive discovery and to work on
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Adm. Mike Rogers, Former NSA Chief
One of the highest-ranking intelligence officials in the U.S. government, retired Adm. Michael Rogers stepped down last spring from dual duty as head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency after a 37-year career. Under his 4-year tenure as chief, Rogers helped elevate Cyber Command to the status of combatant command — one
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Julian Setian, SOS International LLC
Last year was one for the books for SOSi. The company grew by 50 percent and acquired STG Group Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical technology, cyber and data solutions to the U.S. government. STG was SOSi’s third and largest acquisition to date. It effectively doubled its workforce and immediately placed the company in
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Carey Smith, Parsons
As the newly appointed chief operating officer of Parsons, Carey Smith oversees an advanced technology company growing across federal solutions and critical infrastructure market segments. “Our team’s biggest accomplishment in the last 12 to 18 months would be a tie for two: one, delivering double-digit, top-line organic growth and achieving all financial commitments, and two,
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Rick Wagner, ManTech
In Rick Wagner’s first year as president of Mission, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions at ManTech International Corp., his group secured multiple multihundred-million-dollar IT and cybersecurity contracts supporting national and homeland security. Those wins a nearly $1 billion enterprise IT services award for a major Defense Department customer, as well as a $669 million win for continuous
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