Vernon Saunders, an industry veteran and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has been appointed senior vice president of the national intelligence community unit at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC).
He will report to Michael LaRouche, president of SAIC’s national security and space sector and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, the company said Wednesday.
“The national intelligence community represents an elemental part of SAIC’s business, and I know Vern is the perfect person to lead our team and introduce solutions from across SAIC,” LaRouche noted.
Saunders previously served as general manager of data and mission information technology within Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) technical solutions division and as VP and general manager for national security solutions at Jacobs (NYSE: J).
A six-year Air Force officer and a business administration graduate, Saunders currently sits on the board of the Northern Virginia Urban League.