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Government Contractors | Technology 2025: VECCHIOLLA, TOM
PRESIDENT AND CEO, QINETIQ, McLEAN
Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: VECCHIOLLA, TOM
PRESIDENT AND CEO, QINETIQ, McLEAN
Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//
Vecchiolla has led the U.S. arm of U.K.-based security and defense contractor QinetiQ Group since January, taking over for Shawn Purvis, now CEO of Ohio’s Sabel Systems Technology Solutions.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Vecchiolla spent more than two decades in the Navy as an aviator and acquisition professional. He also worked as a military legislative aide for U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe before moving to the private sector, including high-level roles at Raytheon Technologies, now RTX. He served as president and CEO of VT Systems and at ST Engineering North America, and he joined QinetiQ’s Special Security Agreement Board in 2024.
Vecchiolla also has a master’s degree from the University of Southern California.
In December 2024, QinetiQ expanded operations to Huntsville, Alabama. After posting a $120 million operating loss for fiscal 2025, the company said it would restructure and refine its U.S. strategy. QinetiQ US reported $1.3 billion in contract awards during fiscal 2024. In July, it secured $26 million in subcontracts on General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Navy submarine contract.
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