Category: Executive Moves

Brandon Spencer. Former Anduril executive Brandon Spencer has been named chief financial officer of Compass Strategy Design.Executive Moves

Brandon Spencer Joins Compass Strategy Design as CFO

Brandon Spencer has joined Compass Strategy Design as CFO and will oversee the company’s financial management and stewardship functions Spencer
Roger Mason. The V2X CGO has been confirmed as director of the National Reconnaissance Office.DOD

Senate Advances Roger Mason’s Nomination for NRO Director

The Senate has approved a resolution advancing Roger Mason’s NRO nomination Mason joined V2X in 2025 as chief growth officer
Todd Hughes. PCI Federal has appointed Todd Hughes as vice president of AI strategy and solutions.Executive Moves

PCI Federal Names Todd Hughes VP of AI Strategy & Solutions

Hughes will run PCI Federal’s AI practice and build out its advanced technology group His focus is moving agencies past
Dave DeWalt. The new Air board member joins the company as he continues to lead venture capital firm NightDragon.Executive Moves

Air Adds Cybersecurity Veteran Dave DeWalt to Board of Directors

NightDragon CEO Dave DeWalt has been appointed to Air’s board of directors DeWalt has been the CEO of technology companies
Amina Al Sherif. Google has appointed Amina Al Sherif as field CTO for AI and defense.Artificial Intelligence

Google Names Amina Al Sherif Field CTO for AI & Defense

Amina Al Sherif, former Anno.Ai CIO, will serve as field CTO at Google Al Sherif will help connect Google DeepMind’s
Jeff Ladner. The new Exostar chief product officer has replaced Vijay Takanti.Executive Moves

Exostar Names Jeff Ladner Chief Product Officer

Jeff Ladner, former chief product officer at Onspring, has moved to Exostar to serve as CPO Ladner’s leadership responsibilities will
Anuj Vohra. The Air General Counsel joins the company from law firm Cromwell & Moring.Executive Moves

Anuj Vohra Joins Air as General Counsel

Anuj Vohra, former partner at Cromwell & Moring, has joined Air as general counsel The appointment comes as Air grows
Melanie Stricklan. Vast has named Air Force veteran Melanie Stricklan as senior vice president of special programs.Executive Moves

Vast Appoints Former Slingshot Aerospace CEO Melanie Stricklan as Special Programs SVP

Melanie Stricklan will lead Vast’s newly established special programs division The new division is focused on space-based capabilities for defense
Kelly Hernandez and Stuart Brown. Guidehouse has named the two strategic leaders CFO and chief transformation officer.Artificial Intelligence

Guidehouse Names Kelly Hernandez CFO, Stuart Brown Chief Transformation Officer

Kelly Hernandez held CFO roles at Clark Construction Group and Leidos Stuart Brown previously spent decades in technology leadership at
Eric Brown. MANTECH has named Eric Brown chief product officer.Executive Moves

MANTECH Names Eric Brown Chief Product Officer

Brown will steer MANTECH’s pipeline of scalable, commercialized technologies, including dual-use platforms He steps up from chief innovation officer, a