Christine Thropp
Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, received his 2023 Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the elite recognition, during a recent visit to the nonprofit science and technology company’s Washington, D.C. location.
Wash100 Award is an annual selection of the top 100 leaders in the government contracting industry for their demonstrated leadership, innovation, vision and potential to shape the GovCon landscape in the coming years. 2023 marks the award’s historic 10th year and Von Thaer’s eighth time receiving the honor.
Von Thaer was included in the 2023 Wash100 class for leading Battelle as it handles energy and environmental research programs and for his staying power in the GovCon landscape. Read more about his accomplishments and profile here. He also participated in a January video interview with Executive Mosaic that you can watch here.
“In the five years since taking the helm of the GovCon industry’s most complex scientific integrator and research colossus, Lou has lifted Battelle’s growth by more than doubling top-line revenue to over $11 billion while overcoming the nation’s limited supply of technologists and engineers. Lou is an enthusiastic and evangelical leader of STEM and environmental solutions, and he leads Battelle with the energetic confidence that comes from decades in the industry,” said Garrettson.
Executive Mosaic looks forward to Von Thaer’s continued contributions to the GovCon industry in the year ahead and where it will take Battelle next.
