Booz Allen SVP Cedric Sims to Chair AHA's 2020-2021 Executives With Heart Campaign

Cedric Sims — senior vice president in charge of Booz Allen Hamilton‘s (NYSE: BAH) justice, homeland security and transportation business — has been named chairman of the American Heart Association’s Executives with Heart campaign for 2020-2021.

“I am thrilled to support a critical mission to improve health and well-being across the Greater Washington Region,” Sims said in a LinkedIn post. “As executives, I believe we have an obligation to support our local community and I am reminded that this is our time to be generous and step up.”

AHA is inviting local leaders and organizations to support its $750K fundraising goal via the association’s Heart Walk event.

Soula Antoniou leads the Greater Washington Region AHA as executive director.

The 2020 Greater Washington Heart Walk executive leadership team includes:

Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA and five-time Wash100 Award recipient
Erich Sanchack, executive VP of operations at Digital Realty and a 2017 Wash100 awardee
Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic
Kent Matlick, SVP and general manager of Perspecta’s (NYSE: PRSP) intelligence group
Linda Gooden, CEO of Gooden LLC
Owen Billman, president of Blake Real Estate
Rob McHale, senior client partner at Korn Ferry
Vicki Schmanske, president of Leidos’ (NYSE: LDOS) intelligence group