
Pinnacle Award Finalist Rick Lisa: ‘Technology Stands as a Pivotal Tool for Federal Agencies’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Rick Lisa, general manager of the Government Center of Excellence for Intel Corp., and finalist in the Supply Chain Executive of the Year, Private & Public

Pinnacle Award Finalist Juvy McCarthy: ‘I Set Out to Develop an IT Services Company from the Ground Up’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Juvy McCarthy, group president of Akima’s Technology Solutions and Products Group, and finalist in the DOD Executive of the Year, Private Company category. Here, she shares

Pinnacle Award Finalist Scott Widlake: ‘My Team Helps Leidos Win Good Business, Every Day’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Scott Widlake, corporate pricing director at Leidos, and finalist in the Pricing Executive of the Year, Private & Public Companies category. Here, he shares career turning

Pinnacle Award Finalist Prachi Sukhatankar: ‘Humans are Wired to Find Meaning and Joy Through Connection and Service’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Prachi Sukhatankar, vice president of climate and infrastructure at Booz Allen Hamilton, and finalist in the Climate Change Executive of the Year, Public Company category. Here,

Pinnacle Award Finalist Richard Jacik: ‘We’ve Matured the Organization into a Full-Fledged Product and AI Engineering Team’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Richard Jacik, chief digital officer and senior vice president at Brillient Corp., and finalist in the Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year, Private Company category. Here,

Pinnacle Award Finalist Britt Harter: ‘I’m Focused on Speed and Scale with Equity’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Britt Harter, partner of sustainability consulting at Guidehouse, and finalist in the Climate Change Executive of the Year, Private Company category. Here, he shares his recent

Pinnacle Award Finalist Helle Huxley: ‘Cadmus’ Growth Goals are Driven by Our Mission to Solve the World’s Most Critical Problems’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Helle Huxley, chief marketing officer at The Cadmus Group and finalist in the Marketing Executive of the Year, Private Company (annual revenue less than $250M) category.

Pinnacle Award Finalist Donna Rhoads: ‘It is My Job to Create an Environment that Encourages Transparency’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Donna Rhoads, senior vice president, operations manager, Mission Solutions at Leidos, and finalist in the Intelligence Executive of the Year, Public Company category. Here, she shares

Pinnacle Award Finalist Kerri Morehart: ‘The Right Team Can be the Secret Ingredient’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Kerri Morehart, chief human resources officer at Cadmus, and finalist in the HR Executive of the Year, Private Company (annual revenue less than $250M) category. Here,

Pinnacle Award Finalist Chris Holden: ‘I Enjoy Competition’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Chris Holden, vice president of business development at J&J Worldwide Services and finalist in the Business Development Executive of the Year, Private Company (annual revenue greater

Pinnacle Award Finalist Scott Smith: ‘Create an Environment Where Teams and Leaders Can be Successful’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Scott Smith, U.S. government and public sector cybersecurity partner/principal at Ernst & Young, and finalist in the Cybersecurity Executive of the Year, Private Company (annual revenue

Pinnacle Award Finalist Bo Berlas: ‘Government Service is Centered on Mission’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Bo Berlas, the chief information security officer at the General Services Administration, and finalist in the Government Cybersecurity Executive of the Year category. Here, he shares

Pinnacle Award Finalist Sagar Samant: ‘The Next Frontier for Us to Conquer is Data Activation’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Sagar Samant, acting chief information officer of the Federal Acquisition Service for the General Services Administration, and finalist in the Government Cloud Executive of the Year

Pinnacle Award Finalist Lonnie Williams: ‘I Have Made it a Personal Goal to be an Excellent Listener and Communicator’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Lonnie Williams, program manager at DMI and finalist in the DOD Executive of the Year, Private Company category. Here, he shares key achievements and what has

Pinnacle Award Finalist Michael Fry: ‘We Consistently Deliver High Quality Services to Our Government Customers’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Michael Fry, director of Sev1Tech’s Aerospace Defense Division, and finalist in the Space Executive of the Year, Private & Public, category. Here, he shares his primary

Pinnacle Award Finalist Lynn McElhaney: ‘Rise to Any Challenge That is Given to You’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Lynn McElhaney, chief HR officer at Core4ce, and finalist in the HR Executive of the Year, Private Company, annual revenue less than $250M category. Here, she

Pinnacle Awards Finalist John DeSimone: ‘The Best Defense is Having a Good Offense’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is John DeSimone, president of Cybersecurity, Intelligence and Services for Raytheon, an RTX business, and finalist in the Cybersecurity Executive of the Year, Public Company category. Here,

Pinnacle Awards Finalist Dawn Tenia: ‘Be Bold and Take on Challenges with Enthusiasm’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Dawn Tenia, vice president of contracts at DMI, and finalist in the Contracts Executive of the Year, Private & Public Companies, category. Here, she shares proud

Pinnacle Awards Finalist Neal Frick: ‘Humble Leaders Get More Out of Their Teams’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Neal Frick, CEO of CyberCore Technologies, and a finalist in the Supply Chain Executive of the Year, Private Company & Public Company category. Here, he shares

Pinnacle Awards Finalist Larry Schaefer: ‘I’m Most Proud of the Difference We Make’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Larry Schaefer, CEO of QTC (a Leidos company), and Healthcare Executive of the Year, Public Company category finalist. Here, he shares proud organizational moments and primary

Pinnacle Awards Finalist Todd Schroeder: ‘Our Potential Will be Amplified 1000-Times by AI’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Todd Schroeder, vice president of public sector of UiPath, and finalist in the Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year, Public Company category. Here, he shares his

Pinnacle Awards Finalist Shawn Brody: ‘Having a Great Support System Will Make the Most Impossible Situation Seem Possible’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Shawn Brody, who’s with the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Enterprise Intelligence & Data Solutions, ISSM, Enterprise Intelligence & Data Solutions Program Management Office. He’s a

Pinnacle Awards Finalist Mike Pullen: ‘No One Starts Out as an Executive. You Work Your Way Up to That’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Mike Pullen, a vice president at CGI Federal, who’s a Business Development Executive of the Year, Public Company, finalist. Here, he talks about what has made

Pinnacle Awards Finalist Lilian Herrera: ‘Failures Serve as Opportunities to Make Changes’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Lilian Herrera, mobile cybersecurity shared services manager with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. She is part of the Mobile App Vetting team with CISA, a
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