Alka Bhave, vice president and chief of staff at Riverside Research since July, has been promoted to serve as the nonprofit’s chief operations officer. Her new responsibilities will include driving service and capability transformation initiatives at the scientific research organization and helping spearhead its diversity, equity and inclusion...
Clay Mowry, former vice president of global sales at Blue Origin, has been named chief revenue officer of Denver-based space exploration company Voyager Space. The 25-year industry veteran will oversee Voyager’s revenue and sales operations, including those of its subsidiaries, the company said Monday. Mowry previously led Arianespace‘s ...
Cedric Sims, a senior vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Monday. He talked about the challenges the Department of Homeland Security is experiencing in the cybersecurity space, DHS’ new Cyber Talent Management System, artificial intelligence-related nationa...
Bill Monet, president and CEO of Akima, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership in driving the company’s revenue growth by focusing on customer satisfaction, significant contract wins, and top-notch executive appointments. “Skilled in the strategic expansi...
The Potomac Officers Club’s Air Force IT Modernization and Digital Transformation Forum on Wednesday brought together prominent U.S. Air Force and industry officials to discuss the service branch’s crucial modernization initiatives including transitioning legacy infrastructures, enhancing interoperability and bolstering cybersecurity to match t...
Anand Eswaran, a former executive at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has joined data management company Veeam Software as CEO. He succeeds William Largent, who has led Veenam since early 2020 and stepped down from the chief executive post to focus on his duties as board chairman, Veeam said Thursday. Eswaran most recently served as president and...
A joint venture between Axient, formerly QuantiTech, and Radial Solutions Inc. won a potential five-year, $196.8 million contract to provide engineering and trade support services to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The JV will deploy technicians to support the center’s engineering directorate and facilities management off...
Stephen Benedict, head of product management for personalization at Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), has joined digital identity verification company ID.me as chief product officer. In his previous role, Benedict led the creation, rollout and modernization of global e-commerce experiences for the Amazon client base using artificial intelligence and machine le...
Adam Lurie, a two-decade information technology and services market veteran, has joined artificial intelligence company Torch.AI as chief strategy officer. He will be responsible for helping drive the company’s expansion initiatives in multiple customer segments and overseeing its corporate development functions, Torch.AI said Thursday. Lurie ...
Godspeed Capital Management, a government market-focused private equity firm, has invested in cybersecurity and intelligence services provider Varen Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Marty Leshin will continue to lead Varen as president and CEO as the company works with its investor in market footprint expansion and acquisition pursuit initiative...
