Jessica Hersey has joined Red River as senior vice president of business development for government technology services. She confirmed her new role in a post on LinkedIn Saturday.
Hersey brings to Red River over 25 years of experience in the government contracting industry. She most recently served as vice president of business development for the Americas at Janes. In this role, she was in charge of developing and implementing strategies to expand the Janes Group’s presence within the U.S. and Canadian federal markets.
Hersey also spent seven years at Leidos, where she oversaw business development and capture operations as VP.
The executive began her career at Lockheed Martin, joining the defense contractor as an electrical engineer and software developer in 1997. Throughout her over 19 years at the Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company, she was appointed to various positions of increasing responsibilities, becoming senior program manager for key government contracts and projects from 2008 up to 2016.
Hersey holds a master’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
