Executive Spotlights

Jay Colavita is living the GovCon dream. After learning everything about the contracting world in a few increasingly important roles at major organizations like IBM’s federal segment, he began his own company, the Leesburg, Virginia-based IT services firm Vertosoft, in 2016. The company has become extremely successful given its small-to-mid size and humble beginnings. It was […] More

Three-decade technology industry vet Seth Eaton is an alumnus of Vectrus and PAE and has spent many years helping government contracting companies integrate cutting-edge tools. Eaton is currently vice president of technology innovation at Amentum. Since we last spoke with Eaton, he has been helping Amentum build a technology strategy that harnesses the collective experience, passion and creativity […] More

Sean Papso understands better than anyone how important AI is to U.S. national security. As executive vice president at Invictus Corporate Strategy & Growth, Papso is working with customers to integrate AI into cyber defenses at every level. Papso has over 15 years experience driving strategic expansion and operational excellence in defense and intelligence. He increased […] More

A U.S. Army veteran, Phil Miller spent the majority of his career in the immigration and national security space on the government side. In the days before the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, he worked at the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for almost a decade, and then logged 15 years at U.S. […] More

Henry Choi has spent 30 years in the government services national security sector helping leading GovCons win business, expand technical leadership and invest in cutting-edge emerging technologies such as cyber and electronic warfare, space, airborne and C4ISR. With previous stops at leading defense contractors CACI and Northrop Grumman, Choi is now the vice president of business development […] More

Terry Nihart has a strong background in U.S. military service, having completed stints as an action officer in the Army’s Directorate of Operations, a battalion commander for the Commander of the Army’s only airborne military police battalion and as chief of operations in the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. For the last half-decade, Nihart has […] More

Since his days working in intelligence operations and imagery mission supervision, exploitation and analysis support for U.S. Central Command’s Air Forces Forward Operations in the 1990s and 2000s, Samuel Unger has been laser-focused on the intersection where defense and intelligence activities meet. This, coupled with training in systems engineering and solution architecture, has primed him for […] More

Kathryn Kienast is a recognizable name in government contracting, having proved her public sector bona fides in executive roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and EY. Her expertise lies in modernization initiatives that have produced demonstrable financial, technology and mission outcomes for federal agencies across the spectrum. She came to Allocore midway through 2024, just […] More

Edward J. Sheehan, Jr. is the president and CEO and a member of the board of directors of Concurrent Technologies Corporation, where his leadership has been pivotal in driving the organization’s growth as an independent, nonprofit provider of applied scientific research and development solutions. He also serves as chairman of the board for Enterprise Ventures […] More

Dr. Linda Bixby holds a fundamental belief in the power of education. A lifelong student, she earned a PhD in anticipatory intelligence history and a master’s in history and Soviet studies, and also currently attends a continuing education program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But Bixby’s interest goes beyond personal betterment: she believes that education, […] More

Intelligent Waves is a defense- and national security-focused company founded by military veterans. Thus, a deep understanding of warfighters’ needs is etched into its DNA. For team members and leadership alike, working in defense contracting is just another way to serve. IW CEO Tony Crescenzo was a U.S. Marine for a number of years before […] More