Executive Moves

Kevin Harkenrider, former executive vice president of global operations and chief operations officer at Viasat, has been promoted to serve as the company’s chief operating officer. Viasat said Wednesday Harkenrider will look after its operational structure and controls, work to align its innovation engine with operational priorities and help drive its operational focus, investments and […] More

MicroStrategy co-founder Sanju Bansal has joined the advisory board of venture capital firm Blue Delta Capital Partners. “Building and scaling technology companies is my passion, and I have enjoyed working with members of the Blue Delta team over the years to coach CEOs and their executives to new levels,” Bansal said. He helped establish MicroStrategy […] More

Robert Ashley, Jr., a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has joined the board of advisers of The Masy Group and will work with other members to guide the company as it offers defense, intelligence and educational services. Alex Anyse, Masy cofounder and partner, said in a statement […] More

Nichoel Brooks, a retired colonel who served with Army Futures Command, was tapped by Optiv to lead efforts aimed at expanding the company’s focus on federal cybersecurity. She brings over three decades of military experience to the new role of federal services director at Optiv, where she will manage a full range of cybersecurity services […] More

Gary Sladic, vice president of finance and accounting at Noblis, was appointed as deputy chief financial officer who will eventually assume the CFO role in July 2022 when longtime company executive Mark Simione, currently its senior vice president, chief financial and administrative officer and treasurer, retires. The company said Monday Sladic brings to the deputy […] More

Brett Lambert, a former deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing and industrial base policy at the Department of Defense, has joined the advisory board of Enlightenment Capital. He brings more than three decades of public and private sector experience as an adviser to the investment firm’s management team, Enlightenment Capital said Tuesday. Lambert is also a […] More

Michelle Williams, dean of Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been appointed to serve on the board of directors at ICF starting Dec. 1. Her professional experience includes management of large-scale epidemiological research projects and publication of peer-reviewed public health studies, ICF said Monday. An internationally recognized epidemiologist, Williams authored more than […] More

Kevin Jackson, former CAES executive and a 20-year aerospace, defense and space leader, has been named senior vice president of corporate development at SkyWater Technology. In his new role, Jackson will oversee all aspects of corporate development, which includes leading strategic planning, conducting financial risk analysis, sourcing and executing potential mergers and acquisitions, fostering geographic expansion and driving […] More

Leslie Smith, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, was appointed to the board of directors of LMI, where he will contribute his insight gained from working with the military for more than 35 years. Lisa Disbrow, board chair at LMI, said in a statement published Tuesday that Smith’s expertise in the military community will support […] More

Marvin Griffin, a former U.S. Army engineer with nearly three decades of experience, has been appointed to serve as federal lead and business manager of Dewberry‘s office in Huntsville, Alabama. He will help Dewberry handle business development and federal customer engagements within the southeast region, the company said Monday. At the Army Corps of Engineers, […] More

Robb LeMasters, former managing director at Blue Harbor Group, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of BWX Technologies, effective Nov. 15. As part of BWXT’s executive succession planning process, LeMasters will succeed 30-year company veteran David Black, who has served as SVP and CFO since 2015, Lynchburg, Virginia-based government contractor said Friday. LeMasters currently […] More

Tristen Yancey, an executive with more than two decades of experience, has joined Keeper Security as its new vice president of public sector. The cybersecurity company said Yancey will drive business development through sales of its zero-knowledge security and encryption software to higher education and federal, state, local government customers. Yancey brings to her new […] More