
2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: NSA’s Morgan Adamski
Morgan Adamski, director of the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Cybersecurity Government Executive of the Year. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Parsons’ Susie Ponzoo-Lasri
Susie Ponzoo-Lasri, corporate executive assistant at Parsons, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Executive Assistant of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec’s Founder and CEO JD Kathuria presented the award to Ponzoo-Lasri alongside Carey Smith, Parsons’ chair, president and CEO. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ John Steckel
John Steckel, vice president of corporate development at AMERICAN SYSTEMS, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Business Development Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s John DeSimone
John DeSimone, president of cybersecurity, intelligence and services for Raytheon Intelligence & Space, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Cybersecurity Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Accenture Federal Services’ Bill Marion
Bill Marion, Accenture Federal Services managing director, defense portfolio growth and strategy lead and Air & Space Force lead, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for DOD Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: AWS’ Max Peterson
Max Peterson, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Cloud Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner Raj Iyer Announces Army Departure
Raj Iyer, the Army’s chief information officer, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Cloud Government Executive of the Year. Shortly after, in a Jan. 4 LinkedIn post, Iyer announced he’d be stepping down from the position, noting, “my job as the Army’s first CIO is complete.” “With the completion of my contract with the

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Leidos’ Liz Porter
Liz Porter, president of Leidos’ Health Group, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Healthcare Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: DMI’s Jesse Humphrey
Jesse Humphrey, vice president of marketing at DMI, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Marketing Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Amazon Web Services’ André Kearns
André Kearns, marketing director of aerospace and satellite at Amazon Web Services, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Marketing Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Peraton’s Szu Yang
Szu Yang, chief contracts officer and senior vice president at Peraton, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Contracts Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: CACI’s Linda Braun
Linda Braun, vice president of photonics solutions at CACI, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Space Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Cadmus’ Dawn-Marie Gray
Dawn-Marie Gray, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Cadmus, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Peraton’s John Reing
John Reing, chief human resources officer at Peraton, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for HR Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Odyssey Systems’ Tom Portlock
Tom Portlock, CEO of Odyssey Systems, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for DOD Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients across

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: BrainGu’s Matthew Shaver
Matthew Shaver, founding partner and engineering fellow at BrainGu, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Cloud Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Maximus’ Dr. Arvenita W. Cherry
Dr. Arvenita W. Cherry, vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at Maximus, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for DE&I Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Leidos’ Kim Denver
Kim Denver, senior vice president of corporate contracts, procurement and pricing at Leidos, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Contracts Industry Executive of the Year, Public Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Arcfield’s Gloria Bradley
Gloria Bradley, executive assistant to the CEO at Arcfield, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Executive Assistant of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: LMI’s Kristen Cheman
Kristen Cheman, senior vice president of digital and analytic solutions at LMI, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Artificial Intelligence Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: CGI Federal’s Christopher Hetman
Chris Hetman, vice president of consulting services at CGI Federal, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Supply Chain Executive of the Year. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Booz Allen Hamilton’s Nancy Laben
Nancy Laben, chief legal officer at Booz Allen, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for her “Givers of GovCon” podcast episode. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients across

2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: FDA’s Elizabeth McNamara
Elizabeth McNamara, associate director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation and program director for digital transformation in the Food and Drug Administration, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Healthcare Government Executive of the Year. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the

Attain Partners CEO Greg Baroni Presented with WashingtonExec Lifetime Achievement Award at This Year’s Pinnacle Awards
Greg Baroni, the founder, chairman and CEO of Attain Partners, was presented with WashingtonExec’s Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Pinnacle Awards for his illustrious career and celebrated contributions to the community. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives
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