Executive Moves

Philadephia-based media and technology conglomerate Comcast has promoted Mitch Rose from senior vice president to executive VP of federal government affairs. He succeeds Kathy Zachem, who will retire after 13 years of service, and will lead the Comcast NBCUniversal office in Washington, D.C., the company said Wednesday.

Adriane Brown, former president of Intellectual Ventures and a venture partner at Flying Fish Partners, has joined the board of directors of law enforcement technology provider Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN).

Nand Mulchandani, chief technology officer at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, has been appointed director of JAIC on an interim basis.

Brandon Ginsburg, former vice president of business development and strategy at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined NT Concepts as senior VP and chief growth officer.

John Zangardi, formerly senior vice president of business initiatives and strategic partnerships at Leidos' (NYSE: LDOS) civil group, has been named president of technology services provider Redhorse.

Sepideh Behram Rowland, a two-decade financial services industry veteran, has assumed a vice president position within the financial crimes risk and compliance practice of K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network.

Tina Jonas, a former comptroller and chief financial officer at the Department of Defense, will join the board of directors of Serco Group’s U.S. subsidiary Serco Inc. by July 1.

Dave Wajsgras, a former Raytheon executive and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, and Ron Moultrie, a former senior national security official, have joined the board of directors of Altamira Technologies. “The management team at Altamira is thrilled to be able to work directly with Dave and Ron as we continue to grow our business, attract top talent and delight current and new customers across the defense and intelligence community," Ted Davies, CEO of Altamira and a former Wash100 inductee, told GovCon Wire.

Robert Work, former deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and a two-time Wash100 winner, has been named chairman of the board of directors at public sector business intelligence provider Govini.

Federal government services industry veterans Byron Bright, Ronald Hahn, Carl De Groote and Olivier Jeannot have joined the Professional Services Council's board of directors.