Government Contractors | Technology 2025: GEVEDEN, REX D.
Headquartered in Lynchburg, BWX Technologies manufactures nuclear reactors, fuel and components; develops and manufactures microreactors for national security and space applications, and provides nuclear technical services at government labs and facilities. Geveden joined BWXT in 2015 as its chief operating officer before becoming CEO in 2017. He previously was an executive at Teledyne Technologie[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: LEVY, DAVID
In 2023, Levy was tapped to lead Amazon Web Services’ worldwide public sector business, overseeing government contracting activities for Amazon.com’s cloud computing subsidiary, as well as business for educational, nonprofit and health care organizations. In 2024, AWS recorded $107.6 billion in net sales, increasing 19% year-over-year from 2023 and surpassing $100 billion for the first[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: GRAY, DeETTE
After starting her career as a middle school math and science teacher, Gray became interested in coding, which led her to IT, where she worked as a software developer. A former executive at Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems, Gray has won the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International Women’s Appreciation Award for promoting STEM […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: MONET, BILL
Monet leads Akima, an Alaska Native corporation that handles federal contracts for the for-profit NANA Regional business owned by Indigenous Iñupiat shareholders. Akima has approximately 10,000 employees across the world. With more than 30 years of experience in modernizing processes for federal, state, local and commercial clients, Monet is chief operating officer of NANA in […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: RIDDLE, ADAM
In 2023, Riddle was named chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America and president of its defense division. He has more than a decade of experience with the British aerospace, defense and engineering company. Before taking on his latest roles, Riddle headed up Rolls-Royce’s global services division. Previously, he was director of strategy and future […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: LING, CANDICE
Since taking over Microsoft’s federal arm in 2023, Ling has focused on forging partnerships and advancing artificial intelligence, cloud computing and emerging technologies for federal customers. She previously served as Microsoft’s civilian federal sector vice president and as a government industry leader in Asia. She also spent 19 years with Canadian consulting firm CGI. Microsoft [&[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: RYAN, TERRY
Ryan was named CEO of global risk management firm Constellis Holdings in 2021, having previously served as its lead director. Before coming to Constellis, Ryan was CEO of Adroit Systems, VT Group and Tenax Aerospace. He also held senior executive positions at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), Mercury Systems and ManTech International, as well as […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: SEGURA, ENRIQUE
A native of Argentina, Segura is the billionaire chairman of ENSE Group, a holding company for multiple subsidiaries that mainly perform work for foreign governments. A resident of McLean, Segura maintains leadership roles at ENSE’s companies, including Securiport, which designs airport security systems; Harbass, which advises foreign governments on debt renegotiation; and Alex Stewart Inter[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: SERAFINI, JOHN
Founded by Serafini in 2015, HawkEye 360 is a geospatial analytics company that collects radio frequency data by satellite to identify and track activity and trends for military, maritime and intelligence clients. Before launching HawkEye, Serafini was senior vice president of Allied Minds. A former U.S. Army infantry officer, Serafini is a West Point graduate […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WALKER, TOM
Walker launched aerial drone services provider DroneUp in 2016 after spending 17 years as president of software company Web Teks. He also spent nearly 17 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy. DroneUp partnered with Walmart in 2021 to deliver items by drone, expanding the retailer’s delivery network, but in December 2024, DroneUp and […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: BIDZOS, D. JAMES
A native of Greece, Bidzos is an internet and cybersecurity pioneer and an early advocate for encrypted commercial software. VeriSign, a company he founded in 1995 as a spinoff of RSA Data Security, is the world’s largest internet domain name registration and infrastructure provider. Any address with a .com or .net domain suffix is registered […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: USTICA, JOHN
Before being named president and CEO in 2022 of the U.S. contracting arm of German tech conglomerate Siemens, Ustica served as SGT’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. Now, he oversees a government contracting firm focused on securing and modernizing technology infrastructure. Before joining SGT in 2018, Ustica was a general manager for Siemens’ […]