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Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: JOHN WASSON
Since joining ICF International in 1987, Wasson has risen to become the global consulting and technology services provider’s chairman and CEO. During the past two decades, ICF has doubled in size every five years on average. It reported fiscal 2024 revenue of $2 billion, up 6% from the previous year. Wasson, an alumnus of University […]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: CAREY A. SMITH
A seven-time winner of Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 Award recognizing leading government contracting executives, Smith joined Fortune 1000 defense contractor Parsons in 2016 and quickly rose through its ranks. Smith helped take Parsons public in 2019 and led its acquisition and integration of many companies, including its $89 million acquisition of Chesapeake Technology International in July, [...]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: KARI WILKINSON
In January, Wilkinson took over leadership of Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII and the state’s largest industrial employer, with more than 26,000 workers. She succeeds Jennifer Boykin, who retired. Wilkinson spent three decades at HII’s Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding, becoming its president in 2021. She oversaw 11,000 workers who design, build and maintain amphibiou[...]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY
In 2023, Townes-Whitley took the reins of federal contractor SAIC, becoming one of only two Black women who currently lead Fortune 500 companies as CEOs. SAIC, which has about 24,000 employees, reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $7.48 billion, an increase from $7.44 billion from fiscal 2023. In June, SAIC received a $928 million U.S. Air […]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: KATHY WARDEN
After previously serving as its president and chief operating officer, in 2019 Warden was named CEO of Northrop Grumman, one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense companies. No. 68 on Fortune’s 2025 list of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Warden worked for General Dynamics and Veridian before joining Northrop Grumman in 2008. Ranked […]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: JEREMY WENSINGER
In June 2024, Wensinger suceeded Chuck Prow as aerospace and defense contractor V2X’s president and CEO. Wensinger also serves on V2X’s board of directors. The change follows the 2023 move of V2X’s headquarters from Colorado to Tysons. V2X was formed by the $2.1 billion merger of Vertex and Vectrus in 2022 and has about 16,000 […]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: ENRIQUE SEGURA
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 | Aerospace 2025: JOHN SERAFINI
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 | Aerospace 2025: TOM WALKER
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 | Aerospace 2025: JOHN USTICA
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’ […]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: TODD STOTTLEMYER
With nearly eight years leading Acentra Health, Stottlemyer oversees a health care solutions company that employs approximately 3,000 people across the United States and India. Founded in 1994 as Client Network Services, the company was acquired by Carlyle Group in 2021, then merged with Nashville, Tennessee-based health care management and quality oversight company Kepro. Following […]
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: LINDSAY BERRY WINTER
A Hampton Roads native, Winter oversees the e-commerce giant’s economic and community investments in Virginia, where Amazon has its East Coast HQ2 headquarters in Arlington County. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $135 billion in Virginia through infrastructure and compensation for its 42,000 employees in the state. Before joining Amazon in 2021, Winter worked […]
