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Government Contractors | Technology 2025: AGGARWAL, REGGIE
Initially a lawyer, Aggarwal shifted to the events business after planning hundreds of events as president of the Indian CEO Network. In 1999, he founded Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider. Cvent has grown to employ more than 5,000 people and serves more than 24,000 customers globally. While not on the Fortune […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ESCARAVAGE, STEVE
Escaravage leads Booz Allen’s newly formed Defense Technology Group, a position he has held since April 1. In his new role, Escaravage is responsible for speeding capabilities for the company’s defense customers. Escaravage received his fourth Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic in 2025 and chairs the AI group for its 4×24 Executive Leadership Series. He […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ANGOLD, RYAN
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former Navy SEAL, Angold leads a company that was named the 24th largest federal contractor in 2019. Angold left the military in 2005 and joined Blackbird Technologies, a solutions provider for the intelligence community that’s now part of RTX. After a stint at VP Expeditionary Programs in […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ABOD, CRAIG P.
Since Abod founded Carahsoft in 2004, the privately owned IT and cybersecurity solutions provider has grown to land the No. 26 spot on Forbes’ 2024 list of the nation’s largest private companies, with more than $15 billion in revenue and 3,200 employees. In January, Abod, a University of Maryland graduate, was named for the 11th […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CALIO, CHRISTOPHER T.
Calio became president and CEO of Fortune Global 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX in 2024. Previously known as Raytheon Technologies, the company moved its headquarters to Arlington in 2022. At RTX, Calio, who previously served as chief operating officer, leads 185,000 employees. Calio also was president of RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney, which designs […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CALKINS, MATT
A top economics graduate at Dartmouth and a world champion board gamer, Calkins co-founded cloud computing and enterprise software firm Appian in his basement in 1999. It grew to become the most successful software IPO of 2017. In 2024, Appian reaped $68 million in cloud subscription revenue, up 21% compared with 2023. The company’s total […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: MANGO, STEPHANIE
Mango took the helm of CGI Federal, the U.S. arm of Montreal-based IT and professional service consultancy CGI, in 2021. She joined CGI in 2004 when it purchased her former employer, American Management Systems. She was promoted to senior vice president in 2015. In September 2024, the company finalized its purchase of Fairfax County IT […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: PARKS, DELBERT
As site executive at Micron Technology Virginia, Micron’s semiconductor manufacturing facility for computer memory chips, Parks oversees more than 1,230 employees for one of Virginia’s largest exporters. A federally subsidized expansion, including $257 million in federal funds announced in December 2024, is expected to double the plant’s workforce, as Micron plans to move its exi[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: HENEGHAN, JOHN
The leader of ASGN’s federal consulting subsidiary since 2022, Heneghan was an English teacher before turning to tech. He previously served as ECS’ chief operating officer and held executive roles at Stanley Associates and CGI Federal. In fiscal 2024, ASGN earned $4.1 billion in revenue, down from $4.45 billion from the previous year. In addition […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ORTBERG, ROBERT K. ‘KELLY’
In August 2024, Ortberg succeeded Dave Calhoun as the Fortune Global 500 aerospace and defense giant’s chief executive. Ortberg is the retired president and CEO of Collins Aerospace, previously Rockwell Collins and now absorbed into Arlington-based defense contractor RTX. He serves on the Aerospace Industries Association’s executive committee. Boeing’s commercial jet sector’[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: NOVAKOVIC, PHEBE N.
Novakovic has led General Dynamics, one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense companies, since 2013. During her tenure, General Dynamics, with Newport News Shipbuilding as a subcontractor, won the Navy’s largest-ever shipbuilding contract, worth up to $24.2 billion, to build nuclear submarines. The Fortune Global 500 company employs over 100,000 people and reported $47.7 [&helli[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: LYNCH, KIM
Lynch joined Fortune 500 tech company Oracle in 2023. As Oracle’s executive vice president of government intelligence and defense, Lynch has executed Oracle’s growth strategy and driven innovation in cloud technology. For fiscal 2025, Oracle announced revenues of $57.4 billion, up 8% from the previous year. As the Trump administration seeks to streamline government agencies, […]
