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Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY
CEO, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP., RESTON
Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//
Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY
CEO, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP., RESTON
Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//
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 Force contract to help provide warfighting prototypes for rapid acquisition. Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor CACI International sued SAIC in July 2024, alleging breach of a subcontracting agreement. A jury trial is set for late September.
Townes-Whitley ranks No. 82 on Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Business list for 2025. A Princeton University alumna, Townes-Whitley volunteered for the Peace Corps after college. Before SAIC, she served as president of Microsoft’s U.S.-regulated industries, president of CGI Federal and held management roles at Unisys. She joined SAIC as its CEO-elect in 2023.
Townes-Whitley serves on the boards of Nasdaq, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative.
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