It’s hard to believe, but we are now officially two months into the 2024 Wash100 popular vote contest. That’s two thirds of the way through this intense, respectful yet very competitive tradition, which is held amongst the winners of government contracting’s highest honor: the Wash100 Award.
Executive Mosaic annually recognizes GovCon’s best and brightest with the award, which has now entered its second decade. Candidates are considered based on their leadership, vision, innovation and reliability, as well as their likelihood to remain at the forefront of the industry in the year to come. No mere relics, Wash100 winners are the drivers of change in the federal sector.
If you haven’t yet voted for your favorite Wash100 recipient, do so now! There’s just over a month remaining and the race is getting very tight. Voting closes April 30 and the winner will be announced in early May.
And if you want to be a part of the most vibrant community within GovCon, browse the list of upcoming Potomac Officers Club events. Notable gatherings include the 5th Annual CIO Summit (which you don’t have to be a CIO to join!) on April 17 and the 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6.
In the last week, the top five remained the same, with Google Public Sector’s Karen Dahut at number five, Booz Allen Hamilton’s Steve Escaravage at number four, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr. at number three and IBM’s Susan Wedge at number two. However, the number one seed, Booz Allen’s Judi Dotson, broke a new record for the contest: amassing over 1,000 votes. This is an enviable and impressive feat. Bravo to Dotson and good luck to the other executives trying to match her!
Despite the top five holding strong, there was significant movement elsewhere in the top 10. The Defense Health Agency’s Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland climbed from number seven to number six, while the Department of the Air Force’s Venice Goodwine, a first-time Wash100 winner, hopped up one spot to number eight. Dave Levy of Amazon Web Services, who spent the first six weeks of the competition firmly in the top 10 but slipped to its outskirts in recent weeks, reclaimed his spot by edging from 11 to 10 in the last week.
Similarly working to make good on early race promise was dual-hatted National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command leader Gen. Timothy Haugh, who steadily climbed his way to number 18 before falling back out of the top 20 for a few weeks. He’s back in the game, now at number 20.
Be the change you want to see in these results: cast 10 votes today at Wash100.com! Show the GovCon executives you’re most passionate about some love.
