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Johnny Cochran, a retired U.S. Army colonel a former congressional fellow who provided advice and assistance to Sen. Mike Rounds, has been appointed to serve as vice president of strategic engagements at San Diego-based company Shield AI. Cochran formerly led the military's Close Combat Lethality Task Force and contributed a total of over 25 years to the Army.
Michael Lanzaro, who was the chief technology officer of DrawDown Detection, has been promoted to serve as president and CTO of Liberty Defense Holdings following the its merger with the former company. Lanzaro will oversee efforts to further develop and certify Liberty Defense's portfolio of security-focused detection technologies, the company said Thursday.
The White House plans to nominate Ely Ratner as assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs at the Department of Defense and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient Stacey Dixon as principal deputy director at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Ratner is a special assistant to the secretary of defense and director of DOD’s China Task Force while Dixon serves as deputy director at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Ash Carter, who served as secretary of the Department of Defense from 2015 to 2017, has joined the board of Tanium as an independent director, bringing in more than 35 years of government and private sector experience.
Parsons' board of directors has elected Carey Smith, company president and chief operating officer, as CEO, effective July 1. The company said Tuesday Smith, a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, will succeed Chuck Harrington, who is retiring after 40 years with the company. Harrington will serve on the company's board as executive chairman upon his retirement.
Alan Khalili, formerl chief financial officer of Aireon, was appointed to take up the same role at SpaceLink, while Jim Schwenke, former Leidos executive, and satellite industry professional Erik Levine were tapped to assume vice president roles at the satellite commu nications company.
David Wolf, former senior vice president at Steampunk, was named as SVP of operations and capture at Blackwatch International, responsible for helping the company pursue growth initiatives in the federal contracting sector by contributing his leadership, management and vision.
Caron Ward, formerly director of LMI's program and implementation management practice, has been named executive vice president of customer experience and delivery engagement at McLean, Virginia-based federal consulting services provider IronArch Technology. She previously supported multiple engagements with government clients and worked at Hewlett Packard and IBM earlier in her career.
Dave Jost, former director of enterprise analytics at Alliant Energy, was appointed as director of infrastructure optimization at B3 Group where he will lead information technology operations, automation and knowledge management initiatives to drive enhancement of IT services offerings.
Lumen Technologies has appointed Jason Lish, former chief security, privacy and data officer at Advisor Group, as a chief security officer responsible for leadership, strategic development and oversight for all corporate security functions. The company said Thursday Lish will oversee emergency preparedness, fraud management, physical security, government security services and corporate cybersecurity.
Jon Campagna, former chief financial officer of Virgin Galactic, has been appointed to the same position at San Francisco-based Earth observation satellite operator Capella Space. He brings more than two decades of financial work experience at public and private companies to Capella Space, the company said Wednesday.
Zscaler announced Tuesday its appointment of Laura Davis as vice president of Public Sector Channels. In this role, Davis will advance America's Public Sector sales strategy, develop the company’s channel infrastructure and ensure Zscaler supports partner success with high-impact programs.
