Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: JENNIFER FELIX 

Reston-based ASRC Federal is a family of companies that serve IT customers in the defense and civilian sectors. Felix joined ASRC Federal in 2019 as executive vice president and chief operating officer, becoming president and CEO in 2020.

ASRC Federal is a subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional, an Alaska Native corporation, and employs more than 8,000 people. In May, NASA awarded the company a $98 million contract for business functions, including accounting. The company had previously won a $350 million, five-year contract to perform that work for NASA. In January, the company also won a potential $3 billion contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for maintenance, repair and operations support at U.S. military facilities in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

A graduate of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Felix was a financial analyst in the hospitality industry before serving in executive leadership positions at Sotera Defense Solutions, Vencore and SAIC. In 2018, she was named Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Private Company CFO of the Year, and she is currently a vice chair on the organization’s board.