Bruce Jette is former assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, overseeing the service’s acquisition management system and life cycle management and sustainment of weapon systems and equipment. Prior to this role, he was president and CEO of Synovision Solutions. Jette, a retired U.S. Army officer, was named to the 2020 Wash100 for driving the service’s modernization initiatives. He currently serves as president and CEO of Innvistra.
Catherine Kuenzel is vice president of services at Microsoft’s public sector business. Prior to joining the technology company in 2017, she was executive VP and general manager of homeland security group at CSRA, which is now part of General Dynamics. She held senior leadership roles at Computer Sciences Corp. and Northrop Grumman with oversight of businesses supporting federal civilian agency customers. Kuenzel is a two-time Wash100 Award winner.
Tom Romeo is formerly general manager of federal services segment at Maximus, where he played an integral role in expanding the company’s federal business and customer base. In 2011, he joined Maximus from Accenture, where he served as a senior executive. He spent more than two decades at IBM and held senior leadership positions in federal government and health care, among other portfolios. Romeo is a three-time Wash100 Award winner.
Letitia “Tish” Long is chairman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance's board of directors. Her government career included time as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Long is a two-time Wash100 Award recipient and serves on the boards of Parsons, Noblis, T-Mobile US and Corporate Office Properties Trust.
Christopher Krebs is a founding partner at cybersecurity consultancy Krebs Stamos Group. He was the first director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. He joined DHS in 2017 and served as undersecretary for the national protection and programs directorate. Krebs is a two-time Wash100 awardee and held leadership roles at Microsoft, Obsidian Analysis and Dutko.
Antony Blinken is the Secretary of State. He is former deputy secretary of state and principal deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration and held senior foreign policy positions with the Clinton and Bush administrations. Blinken, a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, co-founded WestExec Advisors, a consulting firm focused on national security and geopolitics.
Todd Gustafson is president of HP Federal and head of public sector business. In these roles, he oversees market expansion efforts and further builds up relationships with federal, education and local and state government agency clients. He has written articles highlighting the importance of endpoint security and zero trust. Gustafson has been with HP since 1987.
Dave Wajsgras is a partner at private equity firm Pine Island Capital Partners. He previously served as president of the intelligence, information and services business at former Raytheon, which now operates as part of Raytheon Technologies following the merger with United Technologies. Wajsgras, a six-time Wash100 awardee, sits on the boards of Parsons, Altamira Technologies, Martin Marietta and Dreamscape Immersive.
Michael Conlin is chief technology officer at Definitive Logic. In this capacity, he oversees technology strategy and digital transformation projects in support of federal government and commercial clients. In 2018, he became the first chief data officer of the Department of Defense. Conlin, a 2020 Wash100 awardee, held IT leadership positions at DXC Technology, HP and EDS.
Seth Moore has been serving as president and CEO of T-Rex Solutions since 2019. He joined the company in 2016 as chief financial officer and elevated to the position of chief operating officer a year later. He brings to the role over two decades of financial and operational management experience in the GovCon sector. Moore, a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, held leadership roles at Lockheed Martin.
Mike Twyman is president of Wizard Defense. He is former president of Cubic Mission Solutions, where he helped drive sales growth through acquisition integration and strategy execution and expanded key presence in defense communications, 5G, digital intelligence and other areas. Twyman, a Wash100 awardee, spent over a decade at Northrop Grumman and held leadership roles, including vice president and general manager of defense systems division.
Chris DeRusha is federal chief information security officer at the Office of Management and Budget and deputy national cyber director for federal cybersecurity. He was chief security officer for the state of Michigan and previously worked at Ford as head of enterprise vulnerability management and application security. DeRusha, a 2021 Wash100 awardee, spent over five years at the Department of Homeland Security, where he served as a cybersecurity strategist.
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