CEO, ASGN, GLEN ALLEN
CEO, ASGN, GLEN ALLEN
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
After becoming ASGN’s CEO in May 2019, Hanson moved the Fortune 1000 IT and professional staffing services firm’s headquarters from California to Henrico County in 2020. Hanson previously worked for Apex Systems, one of ASGN’s subsidiaries, serving as its chief financial officer for 15 years. After Apex was purchased by ASGN in 2012, Hanson became executive vice president of the parent company, then president in 2016.
In fiscal 2023, ASGN earned $4.45 billion in revenue, down 2.8% from the previous year. In June, ASGN’s federal government segment, ECS, announced that it had inked a potential $8 billion contract to continue providing the FBI with IT services and support and technology solutions. The deal is the largest contract vehicle ever awarded by the FBI.
A graduate of Virginia Tech and Virginia Commonwealth University, Hanson serves on the advisory council of the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. He also co-founded and serves as an emeritus board member of the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs at Virginia Tech. Hanson was inducted into the Greater Richmond Business Hall of Fame in 2023.