Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2020: Raytheon IIS’ David Wajsgras
David Wajsgras has held his senior leadership position at Raytheon since March 2015, and 2019 proved to be another outstanding year for the Intelligence, Information and Services business unit. “The business continued its transformation and accelerated new technologies and capabilities for customer missions,” Wajsgras said. Raytheon IIS has a revenue of more than $7 billion
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2020: Damon Griggs, CEO, Dovel Technologies
Damon Griggs joined Dovel in 2016 as the chief operating officer before becoming president in 2018 and CEO in October, now leading overall corporate direction and strategy. 2019 was a strong year for Dovel in meeting or exceeding several strategic priorities, including profitable growth objectives and establishing a solid foundation for the path forward. Under
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2020: Charles Beard, Chief Operating Officer, Guidehouse
Charles Beard oversees the day-to-day performance of Guidehouse’s business operations, and points to the acquisition of Navigant Consulting as one of the company’s most significant 2019 achievements. The deal provided Guidehouse with commercial advisory capabilities and thought leadership in financial services, energy and sustainment and health care transformation — complementary mission areas to its government
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2020: Parsons’ Carey Smith
In addition to her duties as chief operating officer, Carey Smith was named Parsons Corp. president in November, one of her many significant 2019 milestones. But prior to her appointment, Parsons completed its initial public offering, which resulted in the company’s stock price increasing by 55%. “Our financial performance for the first three quarters as
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2020: AEgis Technologies’ Jonathan Moneymaker
Appointed as CEO in October 2019, Jonathan Moneymaker has taken the lead of Arlington Capital’s newest national security-focused platform’s foundational company AEgis Technologies Group. It operates at the heart of the nation’s most critical mission areas of space superiority, electronic warfare and cyber operations, directed energy, missile defense and intelligence operations. “My vision for the
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2020: CIA’s Juliane Gallina
Juliane Gallina became the CIA chief information officer in April after an executive leadership position at IBM and having served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years, retiring in 2013 as a commander. And as it goes in the CIA, sometimes the most notable achievements are classified. “I’m happy to say our most significant accomplishments
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2020: DLH Corp.’s Zachary Parker
Zachary Parker has served as DLH Corp. president, CEO and board director since 2010, and as the company enters a new decade, one of its most significant achievements is having closed 2019 with 10 consecutive years of profitable growth. Parker attributes this growth to outstanding strategic acquisition during the third quarter of fiscal year 2019,
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John Sutton is the former chief operating officer of KeyW Corp., which closed on its sale to Jacobs Engineering in June 2019. Introduction “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it back in your pocket.” – Frank Hubbard The government contracting mergers and acquisitions market continues to sustain high
2019 Top 10 Small and Emerging CEOs to Watch
In striking that balance between today’s resources and tomorrow’s needs, these leaders demonstrate an ability not just to grow their own firms, but also to meet and often exceed the mission needs of their diverse federal customers.
Top 10 HR Execs to Watch in 2019
In a competitive government contracting market, it’s the people behind the solutions, capabilities and services who power the information technology transformations of tomorrow. The mission-oriented companies serving federal defense and civilian agencies are made possible because of these diverse leaders and their teams. And to excel, these companies need to provide the opportunities and culture
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Kristine Martin Anderson, Booz Allen Hamilton
In 2018, Kristine Martin Anderson transitioned from heading Booz Allen Hamilton’s health business to leading the firm’s entire civil business portfolio, which serves federal clients in health care, homeland security, justice, transportation, energy and financial services. Last year was also an exciting year of growth for the Civil team as it continued to innovate on
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Stefan Becker, CGI Federal
Partnering with CGI Federal clients spanning federal, state and local, and commercial industries, while serving in numerous leadership roles across seven countries, Stefan Becker’s constant has been his passion for turning data into value. As senior vice president and the leader of the growing Regulatory Agency Programs business unit of CGI Federal, he continues to
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Mile Corrigan, Noblis
Under Mile Corrigan’s leadership, Noblis’ Federal Civilian Solutions business achieved many important goals in 2018. Corrigan’s most significant achievement is her continued focus on promoting a collaborative, ethical and growth-oriented culture. In addition to achieving business growth objectives for the FCS business unit, Corrigan’s leadership has resulted in a high retention rate amid a highly
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Shannon Fitzgerald, Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton’s civil work spans the full breadth of the civilian government — and “there’s a lot to be proud of,” said Shannon Fitzgerald, who leads the firm’s work to modernize citizen services. “It’s work I’m truly passionate about, because we are helping people connect to the resources and the help they need,” she
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Jack Ginsburg, GDIT
With over 35 years of experience spanning government and commercial enterprises around the world, Jack Ginsburg has significant expertise in business development and service delivery. He has led the successful development and implementation of domestic and international business plans for multiple new market segments. He has designed and implemented corporate marketing, branding and communications strategies,
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Angela Heise, Leidos
As president of Leidos’ Civil Group, Angela Heise is proud of several milestones and achievements her team realized in 2018. The Civil Group is a $3.4 billion segment of Leidos with 9,500 employees, whose work spans from glaciers to galaxies — ranging from operating the world’s longest supply chain to Antarctica to packing 35,000 pounds
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Billy Morrissey, ASRC Federal
When Billy Morrissey joined ASRC Federal’s IS&T Civilian group in July 2018, the organization was in the process of completing the integration of two recent acquisitions. “We developed a strategy to move into the national security market with a focus on homeland security while expanding our market presence in our incumbent civilian accounts,” Morrissey said.
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Sanjay Sardar, SAIC
According to the company Vice President of Modernization and Digital Transformation Sanjay Sardar, one of Science Applications International Corp.’s notable successes of 2018 was establishing itself as a leading partner in the General Services Administration Centers of Excellence work. “We won awards on three of the COEs — Data Analytics Capacity Building, Data Visualization and Analytics,
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Rocky Thurston, Perspecta
Since Perspecta’s launch in June 2018, the company has worked to become a leading systems integrator with deep mission knowledge and premier IT capabilities, and brings that same expertise to its civilian, state and local customers daily. The group’s Senior Vice President and General Manager Rocky Thurston is most proud to have joined this team
Top 10 Civilian Executives to Watch: Mark Valcich, Intel Corp.
Mark Valcich directs Intel Corp.’s US Federal Civilian business, relationships and engagements. He works with government leaders, architects and engineers to exchange technology innovation information, use cases and reference architecture. In 2018, Valcich led his team educating the federal government about hybrid multicloud strategy and architecture, artificial intelligence and data science. He and the Intel
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Top 10 DOD Execs to Watch in 2019
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