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  • Executive Profile: Ankur Ghia, Partner at McKinsey & Co. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Ankur Ghia, Partner at McKinsey & Co.

    Ankur Ghia serves as a partner at management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. In this role, he is responsible for sales and corporate strategy development, operational improvement and other strategic consulting-related operations for the company. Ghia is a 15-year company veteran who has led information technology procurement, performance assessment and modernization programs for the company’s […] More

  • Executive Profile: Jerry Calhoun, Vencore SVP for Human Capital - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Jerry Calhoun, Vencore SVP for Human Capital

    Jerry Calhoun has served as senior vice president for human capital at Vencore since April 2014. Calhoun previously worked as SVP of human resources at PAE, where he was responsible for human capital management, workforce realignment, succession planning, performance management and acquisition integration. Prior to joining PAE in 2012, he was SVP of human resources […] More

  • Executive Profile: Chris Stansbury, PwC Managing Director & Public Sector Sales Lead - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Chris Stansbury, PwC Managing Director & Public Sector Sales Lead

    Chris Stansbury serves as managing director and public sector sales lead at PwC, where he oversees customer sales and public sector business development. Before he joined PwC in 2005, Stansbury served as the managing director and global healthcare sales lead at BearingPoint and a global account executive at SAP. He also held the roles of business […] More

  • Executive Profile: Gary DePreta, Cisco Public Sector Sales Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Gary DePreta, Cisco Public Sector Sales Director

    Gary DePreta serves as director in the public sector sales organization of Cisco, where he leads the company’s federal national security operation. DePreta was most recently responsible for Cisco’s civilian agency sales organization and federal healthcare and scientific agency teams. Upon joining Cisco, DePreta worked to help Cisco develop go-to-market programs that led to the […] More

  • Executive Profile: Thomas Vecchiolla, Raytheon International President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Thomas Vecchiolla, Raytheon International President

    Thomas Vecchiolla serves as president of Raytheon International Inc., where he is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing programs worldwide. Vecchiolla was previously the vice president of business development and strategy for Raytheon integrated defense systems after he served as director of strategy and government relations and as director of Naval programs for Raytheon […] More

  • Executive Profile: Vern Saunders, Jacobs Federal Network Systems VP & GM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Vern Saunders, Jacobs Federal Network Systems VP & GM

    Vern Saunders serves as vice president and general manager of Jacobs‘ federal network systems business unit, with responsibility in the execution of FNS programs. He previously served as deputy general manager at FNS and executive director of its advanced programs sector, where he was responsible for a $5 billion program to deliver information technology services […] More

  • Executive Profile: Kelli Furrer, Dell Marketing Director for Federal Accounts Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Kelli Furrer, Dell Marketing Director for Federal Accounts Group

    Kelli Furrer serves as marketing director for federal accounts group at Dell, where she oversees the company’s execution of marketing programs designed for U.S. government agencies. Furrer was previously Dell’s chief of staff for North America marketing, engaging with senior marketing staff and handling go-to-market projects. Prior to that, she served as a marketing consultant […] More

  • Executive Profile: Cameron Chehreh, Dell Federal CTO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Cameron Chehreh, Dell Federal CTO

    Cameron Chehreh serves as chief technology officer at Dell’s federal business. Chehreh is an 18-year information technology veteran with business development, sales, market strategy and technology development experience. Prior to joining Dell, he spent five years at General Dynamics’ information technology business as CTO for commercial cyber services and intelligence solutions divisions. He also served […] More

  • Executive Profile: Alan Murdoch, Avaya Government Segment Leadership Group VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Alan Murdoch, Avaya Government Segment Leadership Group VP

    Alan Murdoch serves as vice president of the government segment leadership group at Avaya and leads a cross-functional, decision-making team chartered to help execute programs. Prior to Avaya, Murdoch was deputy general manager of global solutions and Middle East VP for L-3 Communications‘ national security solutions segment after he served as a VP of strategic development between May […] More

  • Executive Profile: Ron Costella, AECOM Enterprise IT Sector SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Ron Costella, AECOM Enterprise IT Sector SVP

    Ron Costella serves as senior vice president of enterprise information technology sector within the management services group of AECOM, with responsibility in profit and loss, growth and information technology service delivery. Costella previously served as a VP and executive director of training and operational services segment at American Systems between February 2013 and September 2015 after […] More

  • Executive Profile: Joshua Petty, Booz Allen Hamilton VP & Deputy General Counsel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Joshua Petty, Booz Allen Hamilton VP & Deputy General Counsel

    Joshua Petty serves as vice president and deputy general counsel at Booz Allen Hamilton. In this capacity, he leads a team of attorneys and oversees counseling management operations at the technology and management consulting services contractor. Petty spent 14 years at Accenture, where he previously served as managing director of legal services and global government […] More

  • Executive Profile: Sudip Parikh, Battelle Health and Consumer Solutions VP, GM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Sudip Parikh, Battelle Health and Consumer Solutions VP, GM

    Sudip Parikh serves as vice president and general manager of health and consumer solutions at Battelle, where he leads the scientific, technical, business development, communications and marketing team. Parikh is also the VP of the firm’s health policy since May 2009 and was previously the VP of AgriFood and global AgriFood business lead at Battelle. […] More