Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: MATT TAIT

A U.S. Navy veteran, Tait joined government contractor ManTech International in 2018 as a division president before becoming its chief operating officer in 2020. Shortly after the company went private in a $4.2 billion sale to Carlyle Group, Tait became CEO and president in October 2022.

Previously, Tait spent two decades at consulting firm Accenture. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the U.S. Naval Academy, is vice chair of the board of directors for the Operation Renewed Hope Foundation and received his second consecutive Wash100 Award for top government contracting executives earlier this year from Executive Mosaic.

ManTech provides technology solutions for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies. It has a worldwide workforce of 9,800 and reported $2.55 billion in 2021 revenue.

In November 2023, ManTech completed its acquisition of Arlington County-based Definitive Logic, a move expected to add 330 employees to the contractor’s workforce. In January, ManTech announced the launch of a data analytics and artificial intelligence solutions practice for government clients. In March, SPA announced that it had acquired parts of ManTech’s technical advisory business. And in July, ManTech joined forces with Peraton to challenge a $245 million cyber warfare contract award to Booz Allen Hamilton.