2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
William “Bill” Hoover
William “Bill” Hoover will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at WashingtonExec’s annual Pinnacle Awards, celebrating his 40 years of leadership in the information systems and services market.
2021 Award Winners
2021 Award Finalists
Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year
Private
Ashley Mehta
Nolij Consulting LLC
Thiag Loganathan
Cardinality.ai
Edward Burrows
Brillient Corporation
Willie Hicks
Dynatrace Federal
Barry Smallwood
Akima
Public
Dr. Ian McCulloh
Accenture Federal Services
Dr. Michael Sean O’Brien
Northrop Grumman
Marshall Thames
ECS
Michael Scruggs
SAIC
Lloyd Greenwald
CACI International Inc.
Steve Escaravage
Booz Allen Hamilton
Business Development Executive of the Year
Private
Jeff Kerridge
Amentum
Bridget Medeiros
NCI Information Systems, Inc.
Mohamed Elansary
Buchanan & Edwards
Pete Pflugrath
LMI
Dave Hearding
Systems Planning and Analysis
Public
Richard Crowe
Booz Allen Hamilton
Ray McDuffie
Dell Technologies
Steve Rubley
Thomson Reuters
Rick Rosenburg
Rackspace Technology
Robert Miller
Parsons Corporation
Cloud Executive of the Year
Government
Richard Husk
Enterprise Intelligence & Data Solutions PMO / Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)
Tammy Whitcomb
Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service
Subramanian (Subi) Muniasamy
Maryland Department of Human Services
Hamaad Syed
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Robert Cole
United States Citizenship Immigration Services
Private
Jackie Ackerman
Cognosante
Vinay Manne
Dovel Technologies
Seth Moore
T-Rex Solutions, LLC
Vishwas Lele
AIS (Applied Information Sciences)
John Sankovich
Smartronix
Dan Naselius
CORAS and Plasticity
Public
Bob Ritchie
SAIC
Ravi Raghava
General Dynamics Information Technology
Dave Levy
Amazon Web Services
Tom Keane
Microsoft
Sandeep Shilawat
ManTech
Dan Tucker
Booz Allen Hamilton
Contracts Executive of the Year
Government
Monica Padron
United States Citizenship Immigration Services
Paul Coutney
Department of Homeland Security
Jill Wood
Director of National Intelligence
Mike Derrios
Department of State
Private & Public
Howard Porter
CACI International Inc.
Jeff Coe
Attain Partners
Melissa Cossentino
Leidos
Jai Spivey
Parsons Corporation
Patricia Bahr
Hexagon US Federal
Cybersecurity Executive of the Year
Government
Nickolous Ward
Department of Justice
Shawn Brody
Enterprise Intelligence & Data Solutions PMO / Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)
Chris DeRusha
Office of Management and Budget
Private
Douglas Neff
Cognosante
Amanda Kane
Guidehouse
John Hammes
Intelligent Waves LLC
Marlin McFate
Riverbed Technology
Kevin Youngquist
Veritas Technologies LLC
Tony D’Angelo
Lookout
Public
John Mandell
Maximus
Kevin Coggins
Booz Allen Hamilton
Aaron Faulkner
Accenture Federal Services
Dan Voce
Leidos
Kevin McNeill
CACI International Inc.
Jonathan Sholtis
ICF
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Executive of the Year
Government
Sonya Johnson
UCOR
Anselm Beach
Headquarters Department of the Army
Nicole Nelson-Jean
U. S. Department of Energy
Paul Huang
U.S. Department of Homeland Security – FEMA
Private & Public
Bridget Chatman
SAIC
Dr. Arvenita Washington Cherry
Maximus
Dr. Kimberly Myers
Deloitte
Jon Moore
Salesforce
Leslie Harlien
Dell Technologies
Marie Sylla-Dixon
Raytheon Technologies
Shelli Green
Vectrus
Tashi Carper
Leidos
DoD Executive of the Year
Government
Raj Iyer
U.S. Department of the Army
Holly S. Joers
U.S. Department of Defense Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Dr. Will Roper
United States Air Force
Private
Michael Nelson
Riverside Research
Earl G. Matthews
Veeam Government Solutions
William Vantine
Systems Planning and Analysis
Jason Nichols
ASRC Federal
Public
Jim Kelly
Dell Technologies
Leigh Palmer
General Dynamics Information Technology
Paul Decker
Parsons Corporation
Executive Assistant (EA) of the Year
Private
Dawn Holbrook
Amentum
Leslie Suddueth
Constellis
Lauren Baker
McKinsey & Company
Public
Ruth-Ann Adam
CGI Federal
Susie Ponzoo-Lasri
Parsons Corporation
Melissa Unverferth
Hexagon US Federal
Government TEAM Program/Project of the Year
Community Care Referral and Authorization (CCRA) Program
Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence Solutions Project – Joint Service Provider (JSP)
COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Project
Redstone Facilities Unit
COVID-19 Communication & Vaccination Response Project
Moonshot Labs
CIO Council Interagency Collaboration Tool
Saltstone Disposal Unit 7 Project
Healthcare Executive of the Year
Government
Chris Martin
CMS
William Tinston
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program
Clinton Greenstone, MD
Office of Community Care, Veterans Health Administration
Dr. Thomas Osborne
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Private
Jerry Hogge
The MITRE Corporation
Antonina Shtilkind
Brillient Corporation
Alicia Harkness
Guidehouse
Public
Brian Sandager
Cerner Government Services
Jennifer Welham
ICF
Liz Porter
Leidos
Kamal Narang
General Dynamics Information Technology
Phoebe Yang
Amazon Web Services
Lisa Slaughter
Maximus
HR Executive of the Year
Private & Public
Jennifer Bailey
Cognosante
Ray Khuo
BlueHalo
Priscilla Lott-Price
Leidos
Intelligence Executive of the Year
Government
Phil Chudoba
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Juliane Gallina
CIA
Christine Abizaid
National Counterterrorism Center
Public & Private
Tara Davey
Buchanan & Edwards
George Zoulias
Perfecta
Tiffanny Gates
Accenture Federal Services
Chris Bellios
Hexagon US Federal
Marketing Executive of the Year
Private
Christine Fuentes
Amentum
Jessica Lindberg
Dovel Technologies
Lisa D’Aromando
Constellis
Public
Brian Chidester
OpenText
Andre Kearns
Amazon Web Services
Matt Maurer
ICF
Jennifer Fleisher
Splunk
Oliver Nutt
General Dynamics Information Technology
Milo Speranzo
Dell Technologies
National Security / DHS Executive of the Year
Private & Public
M. John Saad
Guidehouse
Dylan Conner
ID Technologies
Jim Moos
Leidos
Space Executive of the Year
Public
Clint Crosier
Amazon Web Services
Derick Trask
Hexagon US Federal
Rich Aves
Parsons Federal Solutions
Government
Ron Thompson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Shawn J. Barners
United States Air Force
Andrew D. Cox
Headquarters Air Force Space Command
Supply Chain Exec of the Year
Michael Beck
Leidos
Michael Croll
Sonatype
Nisa Moore
General Dynamics Information Technology
Tim Nicklas
SUSE Rancher Government Solutions