2023 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Parsons’ Nathan Magestad
Nathan Magestad, senior vice president of federal engineered systems and business development lead at Parsons Corp., has won WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Award for Business Development Executive of the Year, Public Company. On Nov. 16, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients
Pinnacle Award Finalist Ryan Gabriele: ‘Do Not be Afraid to Create Your Own Role within the Company’
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 Ryan Gabriele, senior vice president of defense and intelligence at Parsons Corp., who’s a finalist for the Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year, Public Company category. Here,
Top CISOs to Watch in 2023: Parsons’ Tim Potier
Tim Potier Senior Vice President, Chief Security and Risk Officer, Parsons Corp. Tim Potier’s most recent achievement was successfully elevating cybersecurity as a critical component of Parsons’ long-range strategic planning and overall enterprise risk management strategy. Under his leadership, Parsons’ cybersecurity program became the foundation for a modern enterprise risk management program that dispels the
Parsons Lands $160M Intelligence Contract
Parsons Corp. won a competitively bid, single-award $160 million contract by the intelligence community to develop hardware and software solutions for intelligence applications. The classified contract includes a 1-year base period plus six 1-year option periods. “Parsons’ technical solutions expertise helps empower the Intelligence Community to continue defending and advancing national security interests around the
Top MarCom Execs to Watch in 2023: Parsons Corp.’s Bryce McDevitt
Bryce McDevitt Vice President of Marketing and External Communications, Parsons Corp. From strategy to creative, Bryce McDevitt’s team does everything in house. But his focus over the past year has been to further align Parsons’ communications and marketing function to its business pipeline across national security and critical infrastructure ⏤ and to position the company
Top AI Execs to Watch in 2023: Parsons’ Ryan Gabriele
Ryan Gabriele Senior Vice President of Defense and Intelligence, Parsons Corp. Ryan Gabriele’s focus over the last two years has been bridging the technology gap between industry and government to deliver transformative, operationally relevant capabilities quickly to the warfighter, specifically within the AI space. In 2021, Gabriele established Parsons’ Paladin Lab enterprise, a suite of
Top Climate Change Execs to Watch in 2023: Parsons Corp.’s Catherine T. Sheane
Catherine T. Sheane Senior Technical Director, ESG, Parsons Corp. Catherine “Cat” Sheane is particularly proud of her recent acceptance into the Parsons Fellows Program, becoming the first sustainability and resilience specialist to join this esteemed multidisciplinary think tank. She is excited to prioritize climate resilience in the fellows’ research and development efforts, aiming to benefit
Top Contracts Execs to Watch in 2023: Parsons Corp.’s Jai Spivey
Jai Spivey Vice President of Federal Contracts, Parsons Corp. Jai Spivey, as the vice president of federal contracts, finds the evolution of her team to be the most thrilling and fulfilling aspect of her role. “We’ve used training and development to empower the team to ‘think the thoughts’ that solve new contractual challenges that create
Top Space Execs to Watch in 2023: Parsons’ Heidi Wright
Heidi Wright Vice President of Space Solutions, Parsons Corp. This year, Parsons continued delivering on legacy contracts and developing state-of-the-art capabilities while establishing the foundation of its ops-as-as-service business model, which provides customers with affordable, operationally ready, off-the-shelf solutions for their space mission requirements. With the Space Force exploring more commercial offerings, Parsons is ahead
Parsons Snags $164M Army Corps of Engineers Contract for Ammunition Plant Environmental Facility
Parsons Corp. has been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District to deliver a new Explosive Decomposition Chamber facility at Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tennessee. The 4-year, $164 million contract is new work for the firm. “Our team is uniquely equipped to deliver solutions for the most complex environmental challenges
Parsons to Continue Supporting Missile Defense Agency Under $104M Contract
The Missile Defense Agency has selected Parsons Corp. to continue engineering advisory and assistance support for planning, design and construction through a $104 million contract. “For nearly a half century, Parsons has sourced and dedicated industry-leading expertise to protect our nation’s warfighters in the ever-evolving all domain battlespace,” said Kurt Tripp, Parsons senior vice president
Top HR Execs to Watch in 2022: Parsons’ Susan Balaguer
Susan Balaguer Chief Human Resources Officer, Parsons Corp. This past year, Susan Balaguer’s biggest achievement has been building the HR leadership team with recognized experts focused on areas that make a difference at Parsons. Those include a new talent acquisition leader instrumental in delivering record hiring results since her arrival; a new benefits leader focused
Top CIOs to Watch in 2022: Parsons’ Stuart Kippelman
Stuart Kippelman CIO, Parsons Corp. Stuart Kippelman and his team have been on a multiyear journey to transform Parsons into a complete digitally-enabled company. They have migrated the majority of applications and data to the cloud and cloud services, modernized and streamlined significant portions of the infrastructure, and rolled out many new automation tools and
Tim Schmitt Promoted to Parsons’ Executive Leadership Team
Parsons Corp. has promoted Tim Schmitt to its executive leadership team, effective Aug. 1. Schmitt joined Parsons in 2018 through the company’s acquisition of Polaris Alpha and has since served as chief development officer. He will continue in this role as he leads Parsons’ merger and acquisition program and oversees strategy and market research efforts.
Top MarCom Leaders to Watch in 2022: Parsons Corp.’s Bryce McDevitt
Bryce McDevitt Vice President, External Communications & Marketing, Parsons Corp. In leading Parsons external communications and marketing team, Bryce McDevitt is proud of the function’s growth and how much it has accomplished so quickly. “Play for the name on the front of the jersey,” McDevitt said. By aligning with the business growth pipeline, he and
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