Executive Moves

Danny Pickens, a noncommissioned officer in charge of an intelligence team at U.S. Army Reserve, has been named director of Fidelis Cybersecurity‘s threat research group. He brings more than 10 years of military intelligence, cybersecurity and counterterrorism experience to Fidelis and will lead the team that incorporates data and insight into the Elevate threat detection platform, […] More

Paul Colonna, former executive vice president and chief investment officer of the fundamental equities group at State Street Global Advisors, will join Lockheed Martin on Jan. 7 as president and CIO of its investment management arm. Lockheed said Monday Colonna will succeed Chris Li and oversee the subsidiary’s portfolio, investment strategies, manager selection, risk management and retirement trust assets […] More

Craig Reed, president of transaction advisory consulting firm Growth Strategy Leaders, has been appointed one of the three senior fellows at the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s School of Business. He and the two other senior fellows will research and lead the center’s programs on GovCon policies and other related issues, the […] More

Tracy McKibben, a former official at the White House’s National Security Council, has joined the board of directors of Huntington Ingalls Industries. She is the founder investment and consulting firm MAC Energy Advisors, which she also leads as its CEO, and has worked with government and industry clients throughout her professional career, HII said Friday. McKibben previously […] More

David Albritton, formerly executive director of product development and international communications at General Motors, has been promoted to president of the automotive company’s defense business, PR Week reported Wednesday. Albritton said he will focus on efforts to assess GM Defense operations and develop a strategy for the group to engage with stakeholders at the Pentagon […] More

Srini Mirmira, formerly senior vice president of cybersecurity solutions at Blue Ridge Networks, has been promoted to president of the Chantilly, Va.-based company. He will efforts to implement a corporate strategy, establish strategic partnerships across vertical markets and expand cybersecurity services in his new position, Blue Ridge said Wednesday. John Higginbotham, CEO of Blue Ridge, said he […] More

David Kerko and Katrina McFarland will join Science Applications International Corp.‘s board of directors once SAIC completes its $2.5B all-stock acquisition of Engility, where they currently serve as board members. Their appointments will bring SAIC’s board membership count to 11, the company said Tuesday. McFarland previously held the roles of assistant secretary for acquisition at the Defense […] More

Glenn Davidson, former executive director of enterprise services at the Commerce Department, has joined the government and public services practice of Deloitte’s consulting business as human capital transformation executive. He will work with federal and state government clients to help them transform their agencies’ workforce strategy, human resource operations and employee experience, Deloitte said Monday. Sean Morris, […] More

The Aerospace Industries Association has appointed Harris CEO William Brown as chairman of AIA’s board of governors and named Collins Aerospace CEO Kelly Ortberg as vice chairman. Harris said Monday Brown succeeds Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, as board leader for its centennial year in 2019. “I look forward to advocating for key industry issues, such as securing […] More

Jason Kalirai, formerly project scientist and strategic development lead at the Space Telescope Science Institute, has joined Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as mission area executive for civil space programs. APL said Thursday Kalirai is responsible for the lab’s work on NASA and international space missions that include exploration, research, technology development and spacecraft and scientific instrument production. […] More

Christian Brose, former staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join Silicon Valley-based tech firm Anduril Industries as the company’s head of strategy, Defense News reported Thursday. Brose left the Senate in September after he served for four years as staff head of the Senate panel led by the late Sen. John McCain. […] More

Trey Theimer, vice president and account general manager for homeland security at Perspecta, has been appointed to the board of directors at the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council. She joins the board along with Brandon LaBonte, president and CEO of ArdentMC; and Martin Mackes, chief delivery officer of E3 Federal Solutions, the council said Thursday. All three appointees will serve […] More