Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: CACI’s Meisha Lutsey
Meisha Lutsey Executive Vice President of Mission and Engineering Support, CACI Meisha Lutsey’s proven leadership helped cement CACI’s reputation as a steadfast and trusted partner to defense and intelligence agencies. Approximately one year ago, she took on a new role within CACI as the leader of the Mission and Engineering Support line of business. Here,
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Nightwing’s Candice E. Frost
Candice E. Frost Senior Account Executive, Integrated DOD Account, Nightwing Candice E. Frost’s biggest recent accomplishment was helping the Army ensure that small businesses providing products and services receive exceptional cybersecurity coverage and support from leading security experts at Nightwing. She also achieved success with the Air Force by supporting offensive cyber operations and ensuring
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Ultra I&C’s Clif Basnight
Clif Basnight Vice President of Strategic Technologies, Ultra I&C Over the past 12-18 months, Clif Basnight supported the launch of Ultra I&C’s sixth-generation family of high-capacity line-of-sight radio terminals, Orion Gen 6; the company’s latest data-centric tactical waveform, High-Throughput Mesh; and its first-ever, industry-leading troposcatter system, Archer. These products have delivered best-in-class performance demonstrations around
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Leidos’ Chad Buechel
Chad Buechel Vice President & Division Manager, Defense Enterprise IT Modernization Division within the Digital Modernization Sector, Leidos Most recently, Chad Buechel’s team stepped in to support the Defense Department’s goal of accelerating the migration of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s IT network to the Defense Information Systems Agency’s modernized DODNet. In less than
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: KBR’s Gabe Camarillo
Gabe Camarillo Senior Vice President, Defense and Technology Solutions, KBR Gabe Camarillo recently joined KBR after serving as the 35th under secretary of the Army. In that role, he led the development and oversaw execution of the largest military service’s $185 billion annual budget. As chief management officer of the Army from 2022 to 2025,
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: HII Mission Technologies’ Garry Schwartz
Garry Schwartz Chief Operating Officer, HII Mission Technologies A visionary leader shaping the future of defense technology, Garry Schwartz built a career spanning both military service and executive leadership, establishing himself as a key figure in advancing national security capabilities. Schwartz is known for his decisive leadership and ability to navigate high-pressure situations in both
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: CGI’s Horace Blackman
Horace Blackman Senior Vice President of Defense, Intelligence and Space, CGI Horace Blackman’s recent work centered on two key priorities: expanding the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center more broadly across the Defense Department and incorporating capabilities from CGI’s merger with Aeyon into the company’s offerings. The MCPIC Total Asset Visibility platform supports inventory tracking through
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Frontier Technology’s Jose Hidalgo
Jose Hidalgo CEO/President, Frontier Technology Inc Jose Hidalgo’s biggest recent achievement was completing FTI’s end-to-end digital data analytics ecosystem after years of work transforming the company’s business model. He said he’s especially proud of the strong interest and active discussions underway with the Space Force, Air Force and Navy around FTI’s advanced modeling and simulation,
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Parsons Corp.’s Kenny Whitesell
Kenny Whitesell Vice President, INDOPAC Strategy and Growth, Parsons Corp. Kenny Whitesell’s biggest achievement since arriving on Oahu has been the growth and recognition of Parsons and its capabilities in INDOPACOM. Parsons has rapidly gained traction within the military, military support and contractor communities on the island, strengthening the connection between the company’s name and
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Accenture Federal Services’ Kevin Heald
Kevin Heald Senior Managing Director, Defense & Intelligence Portfolio Lead, Accenture Federal Services Kevin Heald’s biggest recent achievement has been leading the successful integration of the Defense and National Security portfolios at Accenture Federal Services. This integration unified the best of the company’s capabilities across the full spectrum of work for defense and intelligence customers.
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: GRVTY’s Michelle Tobin
Michelle Tobin Vice President, Space Intelligence, GRVTY Michelle Tobin’s biggest recent achievement has been delivering cutting-edge analytics and modernization support to GRVTY’s Defense Department and intelligence community customers —helping them anticipate mission needs, optimize outcomes and maintain a strategic edge in an era of constrained resources. Through strong partnerships and steady collaboration, her team has
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Sigma Defense’s Matt Jones
Matt Jones CEO, Sigma Defense Sigma Defense has many achievements Matt Jones said he’s extremely proud of, but the one that stands out is the successful integration of five companies into a single, cohesive organization fully aligned to deliver end-to-end CJADC2 capabilities. Acquisitions are complex, Jones said, but the team managed to create cultural alignment
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Redhorse Corp.’s Michael W. Rauseo
Michael W. Rauseo Vice President, National Security Growth, Redhorse Corp. Over the past year, Mike Rauseo played a pivotal role in elevating Redhorse Corp.’s visibility within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. By championing a consultative approach and showcasing Redhorse’s digital transformation capabilities, Rauseo helped secure trusted partnerships now delivering real operational impact for
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: CBRE Government & Defense Services’ Patrick Roddy
On June 23, 2025, CBRE officially launched Government & Defense Services, marking the strategic evolution of J&J Worldwide Services into a fully integrated platform within CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions business. According to President Patrick Roddy, the transformation unites J&J’s 55-year legacy of supporting Defense Department missions with the global reach, technology and data-driven expertise of
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: ECS’ Peter Santighian
Peter Santighian Senior Vice President, Defense, Intel, and Health, ECS Since joining ECS, Peter Santighian has led efforts to transform how the company supports its defense, intelligence and health customers by aligning top talent and resources to their most critical challenges. His teams implemented a strategic account model, strengthened customer engagement and fostered a culture
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Aretum’s Tiffany Bailey
Tiffany Bailey Executive Vice President of Operations & Growth, Aretum Over the past year, one of Tiffany Bailey’s proudest achievements has been staying grounded in Aretum’s commitment to people — deepening employee engagement while expanding the company’s presence across the Defense Department. Her team balanced operational continuity with innovation during a period of industrywide turbulence.
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Epoch Concepts’ Wanda Miller
Wanda Miller Vice President, Sales- Navy & Marine Corps, Epoch Concepts Wanda Miller’s biggest recent achievement was helping PEO Digital implement Flank Speed Edge, the Navy’s Azure Local HCI solution designed to extend Flank Speed to the user edge. The effort brought enterprise-grade cloud capabilities and zero trust security directly to on-premises environments using Dell
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2025: Airbus’ Robert A. Geckle, Jr.
Robert A. Geckle, Jr. Chairman & CEO, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Robert A. Geckle, Jr. has served as the chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. since 2021, and leads Airbus’ defense business in the U.S. Focused on U.S. military and government customers, Geckle oversees the company’s five lines of
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