Executive Moves

Antenna Research Associates announced the appointments of Larry Sala and Rich Sorelle to its board of directors. In a press release Tuesday, Logen Thiran, CEO of ARA, said about the two experienced industry executives, “Their track records overseeing growth and operational excellence along with their vast network of industry relationships make them ideally suited to […] More

Geoffrey Schaefer, former head of responsible artificial intelligence and chief AI ethics adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, has joined Leidos as vice president of AI strategy and governance. In a post on LinkedIn Tuesday, Schaefer said, “I could not be more excited for this opportunity. I remain – more than ever – an AI optimist. The potential of […] More

Guidehouse has added Mark Korth and Angela Hunt as partners to its health segment to support the company in helping health care organizations advance their clinical and operational performance. Korth will focus on assisting health care providers in optimizing large-scale mergers and integrations, transformations and operating model implementation, while Hunt will help them improve quality, […] More

Tim Buckley, former chairman and CEO at The Vanguard Group, has been elected to the board of directors of Boeing. The global aerospace company said Friday Buckley will officially join the board on Jan. 1, 2025, and will serve on the finance and governance and public policy committees. Buckley, who was also recently elected to the board of […] More

Don McMaster, a seasoned business development leader, announced on LinkedIn on Saturday that had been appointed federal health account executive at American Systems. He will leverage his extensive experience in client and partner relationship management, personnel and operations management, government contracting and sales strategy in performing his role for the Chantilly, Virginia-based information technology and engineering services […] More

George McDonald was selected by the board of directors of Curtiss-Wright to serve as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. The company said Thursday McDonald has been with Curtiss-Wright since 1999, initially serving as an associate general counsel responsible for the legal matters of the flow control division. He became the chief legal officer […] More

Jennifer Parlato, a human resources leader with decades of experience in the government contracting industry, has taken on the role of vice president of HR for Amentum’s Intelligence and Cyber Business Group. The executive confirmed her new position in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Who is Jennifer Parlato? Parlato has been with Amentum for over three […] More

Network intelligence platform developer Axellio has appointed Chris Gordon as its chief financial officer who will manage all finance functions as the company pursues its market expansion and development of new applications. Gordon, former CFO at Global Kinetics, brings to Axellio more than 25 years of experience across the defense and commercial sectors, performing roles […] More

Mark Hilburger, a public sector executive with more than three decades of experience in the technology sector, was appointed head of business development at Mission IT, a technology consultancy supporting defense, intelligence and civilian customers. Mission IT said Tuesdat Hilburger will be responsible for driving company growth across public sector and federal system integrator markets. […] More

Julie Van Kleeck, former vice president of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s space and launch propulsion business unit, has been appointed to the board of directors of Paragon Space Development. Van Kleeck, who retired from Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2019, brings to Paragon her 30 years of experience in the company, including market knowledge and issue understanding, Paragon said […] More

Sierra Nevada Corporation has named Jim Hanley as vice president of its strategic initiatives. Hanley, who brings to the role nearly 3 decades of defense industry experience, announced the appointment on LinkedIn. New VP’s Professional Experience The new appointee most recently served at ManTech, where he stayed for more than 16 years and held various […] More

RB Consulting Inc. has promoted John Ryan Bailey to vice president of federal health and life science solutions from his former role as director of federal health solutions that he held for more than one year. Bailey joined RBCI in January 2023 as director of the business unit and contributed to growth initiatives through various […] More