Susan Shapero is vice president of the U.S. public sector at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, responsible for overseeing a range of business functions including acquisitions, marketing, government relations and sales. Prior to her current role, she served as senior director of the advanced programs group and public sector server leader. She initially joined the original Hewlett-Packard Company in 2001 as a sales manager focused on several federal accounts.
Tony Mitchell is vice president of advanced technology and strategy at military electronics supplier CAES. He oversees the company's development of emerging technologies and manages its partnerships with government laboratories, large prime defense contractors and military customers. The 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran previously served as VP of business development and strategy at Leidos' Dynetics group and held leadership roles at BAE Systems and Arete Associates.
Paul Strasser is head of the small business transitional programs practice at government management consulting firm Deep Water Point. In this role, he helps companies that previously compete for federal contracts set aside for small businesses prepare for their transition to full and open competition. Before joining Deep Water Point, Strasser was CEO of digital transformation company Brillient. He also worked for DSA, Project Performance Co., Engility and Pragmatics.
Richard Coleman is senior vice president and general manager of the federal sector at connected public safety technology provider Axon. In this role, he oversees the creation and execution of the company's business strategy for the federal sector and manages profit-and-loss functions. Coleman previously held various leadership roles during his more than 15-year career at General Dynamics, including as VP of law enforcement systems within the mission systems division.
Ronald “Fog” Hahn is chief growth officer at Client Solution Architects and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He joined the Pennsylvania-headquartered technology and operational support provider from Amentum where he served as an executive vice president responsible for developing strategic growth strategies. Prior to joining the private sector, Hahn was director of the Department of Defense’s Joint Electronic Warfare Center.
Patrick Towbin is vice president of operations focused on infrastructure and energy solutions at Siemens Government Technologies, the federally focused U.S. arm of Siemens. He brings more than two decades of experience in delivering energy services to government and commercial customers. Towbin previously served as senior VP of facility operations at DCO Energy and held leadership roles at Northern Power Systems and Pepco Energy Services.
Wayne Lucernoni is president of government solutions at engineering and consulting services provider Belcan. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing integration and growth strategies and profit-and-loss functions as well as analyzing future acquisition initiatives. The more than 30-year industry veteran previously led ASRC Federal's information systems and technology division and served as president of mission sustainment and IT services at Harris Corporation.
Tom Jackson is president of the defense arm of Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He is responsible for overseeing the delivery of Sarcos Defense's robotics and counter-unmanned aerial systems to military and government customers worldwide. Prior to joining Sarcos, Jackson was vice president of Aeryon Defense USA and senior director at Sierra Nevada Corporation.
Paul Smith is senior vice president and general manager of the public sector for North America at Red Hat. He oversees the overall sales, marketing and consulting functions at the business unit, which offers enterprise software products and services to U.S. federal, state and local government customers. The more than 30-year technology industry veteran initially joined Red Hat in 2004.
Oscar Montes is chief growth officer at information systems company Gainwell Technologies. He joined the health and human services contractor in May 2022 after spending more than three years as CEO of Magellan Health's federal division. Previously, the former U.S. Navy fighter pilot served as vice president for the federal health business at Serco and a consultant at RGS Associates.
Ronald Vitiello is an advisory board member at Alexandria, Virginia-headquartered technology services provider Dignari. He previously served as acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and spent more than three decades with the Border Patrol and the Customs and Border Protection. During his government service, Vitiello played a key role in unifying CBP operations and establishing the Department of Homeland Security.
Michael Pilon is the chief corporate development officer at Valiant Integrated Services, a provider of training, simulation and readiness platforms and services. Prior to taking on his current role, Pilon held various positions of increasing responsibility at Valiant including as chief financial officer, chief operating officer and president. He also worked for AECOM, BAE Systems, GardaWorld Federal Services and Science Applications International Corporation throughout his 20-year industry career.
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