Patrick Murphy is president and CEO of defense contractor Axient. He previously served as president and chief executive of Millennium Engineering and Integration prior to its rebranding as Axient in 2021. He held leadership roles at Millennium, including chief operating officer and vice president of corporate operations and strategies. Murphy has over two decades of experience working with the Intelligence Community, Missile Defense Agency and military branches.
Robert Dapkiewicz is senior vice president and general manager of MetTel’s federal business. He held senior executive roles in government and commercial sectors at AT&T, including VP of global public sector-civilian and VP of marketing. He has over 30 years of leadership experience in civilian and military sectors overseeing multibillion dollar market segments.
Tonia Bleecher is CEO of technology and health care platforms provider Ventech Solutions. Before taking the helm of Ventech, she was chief operating officer and chief growth officer. She worked at Truven Health Analytics, an IBM Watson health business, as SVP and general manager of the federal unit. Bleecher served as a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, serving as account lead for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Dan Corbett is CEO of Valiant Integrated Services. Prior to this role, he was chief financial officer at Valiant. He previously worked at PAE, where he served as vice president of operations and CFO for global logistics and stability operations business unit. Corbett started his career at Lockheed Martin and held roles of increasing responsibility across business, finance and operations.
Rick Herrmann is vice president of education at Microsoft’s Industry Solution Group. Prior to Microsoft, he spent more than three decades at Intel, where he most recently served as director of the company’s U.S. public sector region. His career at Intel included time as director of U.S. state, local and education vertical sales and global manager of the company’s government and high performance computing program office.
Robert Lightfoot is executive vice president of space at Lockheed Martin. Prior to this role, he was VP of operations at the company’s space business area. Lightfoot, a two-time Wash100 awardee, joined Lockheed 2019 after spending nearly three decades at NASA, where he served as acting administrator, director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama and head of propulsion test at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
Christopher Worley is vice president of DOD Earth intelligence programs at Maxar Technologies. Before Maxar, he was director of digital innovation for defense and civil solutions within Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business. Worley spent 25 years in the U.S. Air Force as an intelligence officer. His military career included time as director of intelligence at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and commander of the Air Force Technical Applications Center.
Kay Kapoor is founder and CEO of Arya Technologies, which offers technology consulting services to federal government and industry clients. Prior to Arya, she served as executive vice president and president of AT&T’s global public sector. She is former chairman and CEO of Accenture Federal Services. Kapoor, a three-time Wash100 awardee, spent two decades at Lockheed Martin, where she held roles of increasing responsibility.
Doug Kitani is CEO and director at aviation service provider Erickson. He previously served as CEO and director of IAP Worldwide Services and head of portfolio strategies at DynCorp International. He also held leadership responsibilities as a private equity investment and operating executive at several companies, including GE Capital, JP Morgan and Honeywell International. Kitani is a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot and a 2015 Wash100 awardee.
Gary Shankman is former chief financial officer of Serco Inc. He previously served as CFO for defense solutions group at Science Applications International Corp. Before joining SAIC, he held principal roles at Navigant Consulting and Arthur Andersen and served as corporate controller at Atlantic Research Corp. Shankman is a 2014 Wash100 Award recipient.
Beth Cobert is former acting director of the Office of Personnel Management. She previously worked at the Office of Management and Budget as deputy director for management and the U.S. chief performance officer. Prior to OMB, she spent nearly three decades at McKinsey & Co. as a senior partner. Cobert, a 2016 Wash100 awardee, sits on the board of CBRE Group and serves as chief operating officer of the Markle Foundation.
Chris Marzilli is executive vice president of General Dynamics' technologies segment. He served as EVP of the Reston, Virginia-based company's information technology and mission systems segments and president of General Dynamics Mission Systems and General Dynamics C4 Systems. He started his career at GTE Government Systems in 1981 and held roles of increasing responsibility there until it was acquired by General Dynamics in 1999. Marzilli is a three-time Wash100 awardee.
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