Charles Lyons-Burt

Terry Nihart has a strong background in U.S. military service, having completed stints as an action officer in the Army’s Directorate of Operations, a battalion commander for the Commander of the Army’s only airborne military police battalion and as chief of operations in the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. For the last half-decade, Nihart has […] More

Since his days working in intelligence operations and imagery mission supervision, exploitation and analysis support for U.S. Central Command’s Air Forces Forward Operations in the 1990s and 2000s, Samuel Unger has been laser-focused on the intersection where defense and intelligence activities meet. This, coupled with training in systems engineering and solution architecture, has primed him for […] More

Kathryn Kienast is a recognizable name in government contracting, having proved her public sector bona fides in executive roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and EY. Her expertise lies in modernization initiatives that have produced demonstrable financial, technology and mission outcomes for federal agencies across the spectrum. She came to Allocore midway through 2024, just […] More

Edward J. Sheehan, Jr. is the president and CEO and a member of the board of directors of Concurrent Technologies Corporation, where his leadership has been pivotal in driving the organization’s growth as an independent, nonprofit provider of applied scientific research and development solutions. He also serves as chairman of the board for Enterprise Ventures […] More

Dr. Linda Bixby holds a fundamental belief in the power of education. A lifelong student, she earned a PhD in anticipatory intelligence history and a master’s in history and Soviet studies, and also currently attends a continuing education program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But Bixby’s interest goes beyond personal betterment: she believes that education, […] More

Intelligent Waves is a defense- and national security-focused company founded by military veterans. Thus, a deep understanding of warfighters’ needs is etched into its DNA. For team members and leadership alike, working in defense contracting is just another way to serve. IW CEO Tony Crescenzo was a U.S. Marine for a number of years before […] More

By his own admission, sales leader Brian Mikkelsen got into technology at the right time. A combination of timing, talent and shrewd decision-making has enabled him to work with “prominent companies during their peaks.” This included IBM—where he sold computers—at the very beginning of his career and Red Hat for two decades during the meat […] More