INSA Names Six Defense Sector Execs to 2021 Board; Letitia Long Quoted

Six executives from the defense industry have joined the Intelligence and National Security Alliance’s board of directors to serve three-year terms and support public-private dialogue on national security matters.

INSA said Thursday its newly elected directors include Damian DiPippa, senior vice president and general manager of Perspecta‘s (NYSE: PRSP) intelligence group; Adam Rudo, executive VP and GM of the intelligence sector at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) and Vicki Schmanske, president of the intelligence group at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS).

Vimesh Patel, chief technology adviser at World Wide Technology; John Serafini, CEO of HawkEye 360; and Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer at Parsons (NYSE: PSN) also joined the alliance’s board.

The consortium added that John Martinez, VP and general counsel at Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) intelligence and space business, will serve as a board member for a one-year term.

Letitia Long, chairman of INSA and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the new board appointments will help expand the organization’s collective experience.

INSA’s board has 18 members who provide oversight for its planning and operational functions.

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