Arnold Punaro is CEO of The Punaro Group, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that has been providing advice, strategy and analysis to federal market customers since 2010. The retired U.S. Marine Corps major general was a staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee and held senior leadership roles at Science Applications International Corp. He is a previous Wash100 awardee and chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association’s board.
Joseph Dunford is a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His four-decade military career included time as commandant of the Marine Corps and commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. Dunford, a Wash100 Award recipient, sits on the boards of Lockheed Martin and Satellogic and serves as senior managing director at Liberty Strategic Capital.
Frank Kendall is secretary of the Air Force and oversees an annual budget of over $168 billion to organize, train and equip the air and space forces. Prior to the Department of the Air Force, he was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a board member at Leidos. Kendall, a three-time Wash100 awardee, served in the Pentagon as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
Eric Fanning is president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association. Before AIA, he served as the 22nd Secretary of the Army. His government service included time as chief of staff to the secretary of the Department of Defense, acting secretary of the Air Force and deputy chief management officer of the Navy. Fanning, a 2018 Wash100 awardee, served as associate director of political affairs at the White House.
David Shulkin is former secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He previously served as undersecretary of health at VA, CEO of Morristown Medical Center and Beth Israel Medical Center and vice dean at Drexel University School of Medicine. He also held chief medical officer roles at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Temple University Hospital. Shulkin, a two-time Wash100 awardee, is the founder, chairman and CEO of DoctorQuality.
John Hyten is a retired U.S. Air Force general who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His military career included time as commander of U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Space Command, director of space acquisition at the office of the undersecretary of the Air Force and other leadership positions related to space operations and acquisitions. Hyten is a two-time Wash100 Award recipient.
Frank Finelli is a managing director at The Carlyle Group and oversees the private equity firm’s investments in the aerospace and defense sector. He is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a former associate professor of economics at the U.S. Military Academy. Finelli, a 2015 Wash100 awardee, is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of The Atlantic Council, The Lexington Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Craig Crooning is president of network and space systems at Boeing. He oversees business areas that provide space exploration, missile defense, satellite communications and cybersecurity platforms to customers worldwide. He served as vice president and general manager of Boeing’s space and intelligence systems and CEO of Boeing Satellite Systems International. Crooning is a retired U.S. Air Force major general and served as director of space acquisition within the service.
Lisa Mascolo is former managing director of U.S. public service at IBM’s global business services segment, where she led the delivery of cloud, data analytics, mobile, social media and security services to federal agencies. Prior to IBM, she was executive vice president of government solutions at UnitedHealth Group, CEO of Optimos and managing director of Accenture's U.S. federal client service group. Mascolo is a two-time Wash100 Award winner.
Jim Bridenstine is former administrator of NASA. Under his leadership, the space agency launched the Artemis lunar exploration mission program and further advanced partnerships with U.S. businesses on the Commercial Crew Program. Prior to NASA, he served as a U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district and managed the Air and Space Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bridenstine, a 2019 Wash100 awardee, currently serves as chairman of Voyager Space's advisory board.
Dan Coats served as Director of National Intelligence between 2017 and 2019. He represented Indiana in Congress as senator, focusing on issues related to national security, education and health care issues. He previously served as congressman and spent four years as U.S. ambassador to Germany. Coats, who was named to Wash100 for three consecutive years, is senior policy adviser at King & Spalding’s government advocacy and public policy practice group.
Jason Providakes is president and CEO of Mitre. He previously served as senior vice president and general manager of Mitre’s Center for Connected Government and executive director of the nonprofit corporation’s Army Systems and Technology Division. Providakes, who has been named three times to Executive Mosaic’s annual list, has served on the Army Science Board and taken part in numerous studies of the National Academy of Sciences.
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