Executive Moves

Andrew Candreva, former health solutions vice president at SBG Technology Solutions, has joined Sierra7 as senior director of capture.  In his role, Candreva will lead the development of capture strategies to expand and diversify accounts in order to support the growth of the management consulting company, Sierra7 said Tuesday. Candreva brings close to 15 years […] More

Jim Bridenstine, former NASA administrator and Wash100 Award winner, has joined the advisory team of Venus Aerospace, a startup focused on developing reusable hypersonic space planes and aircraft. As a part of Venus Aerospace, Bridenstine will apply his experience as the 13th administrator of NASA, a member of Congress on the Armed Services Committee and a Navy pilot, the […] More

Sunitha Mathew was named as clinical research practice director at Westat, where she previously worked as a vice president in public health. She brings to her new role over two decades of experience in clinical, epidemiological and translational research program oversight, the employee-owned professional services firm said Thursday.  Mathew, whose appointment took effect Feb. 2, […] More

Noridian Healthcare Solutions has promoted Cathy Benoit from vice president of customer experience to senior vice president of government contracts. She will be responsible for federal government dealings and will join the senior leadership ranks upon the retirement of Paul O’Donnell, who will depart from the company in March following more than 30 years of […] More

Tom Edson has been appointed as chief financial officer of information technology-focused company Alpha Omega Integration, to which he will bring 15 years of industry experience. Leveraging his history of technology and cybersecurity-focused financial management work, Edson will build upon Alpha Omega’s current growth trajectory by establishing infrastructure and monitoring financial governance and compliance, the Vienna, Virginia-based […] More

Michael Sentonas has been elevated from his previous role as chief technology officer of CrowdStrike to president of the endpoint security-focused company. In this position, Sentonas will oversee CrowdStrike’s product and go-to-market strategies, including sales, marketing, product and engineering, threat intelligence and corporate development while supervising its CTO teams, the Austin, Texas-based enterprise announced on Wednesday. “Mike […] More

DecisionPoint has appointed Tanecia Canady, former Savan Group executive, as chief administrative officer in an effort to strengthen the company’s pursuit of new growth opportunities. In this role, Canady will oversee finance and accounting, human resources, infrastructure and quality management and other aspects of daily corporate operations, DecisionPoint announced from Gaithersburg, Maryland on Monday. “Tanecia is […] More

Space industry veteran Tiphaine Louradour was named Spaceflight CEO, taking over the role from Curt Blake, who served as chief executive and president of the launch service provider since 2013.  Louradour has 25 years of experience and she previously served as president of International Launch Services and president at United Launch Alliance for ULS global […] More

William “Bill” Lescher, retired U.S. Navy admiral, was tapped by incubation and investment platform Red Cell Partners to work as a senior adviser, and he also joined DEFCON AI, a portfolio company of Red Cell Partners, as a strategic adviser.  The company said Tuesday Lescher served as the vice chief of naval operations and deputy […] More

Capella Space has created a subsidiary with the goal of bringing synthetic aperture radar imagery products to defense and civilian agencies. Eric Traupe, former assistant director of the CIA for the Near East and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will lead Capella Federal as president, the company said Tuesday. The newly formed business aims to […] More

Bryan Vandrovec was named as chief technologist for autonomy and artificial intelligence systems at Booz Allen Hamilton, Vandrovec shared via a LinkedIn post.  In his new role, Vandrovec will handle system development and help drive the creation of the company’s AI/Autonomy products and platforms with emerging technology. Prior to joining the management consulting firm, Vandrovec […] More

Karen Moran, former EmblemHealth executive, was named senior vice president and president of Humana Military, marking the first female presidential appointment at the Humana subsidiary. On Jan. 1, Moran took over the role from Brent Densford, who is set to retire following a three-decade career with Humana, the company said Tuesday.  A veteran in the […] More