Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market

Abt Associates

Sunnie McClain has joined the research and data analysis provider as vice president of digital solutions, a role she brings 25 years of public sector and commercial industry experience to.

Abt has tasked McClain with leading its functions in enterprise solution development, go-to-market strategy and strategic partnerships.

McClean most recently worked in tech leadership roles at Mitre Corp. and also held senior leadership roles at Dell Technologies.

Aretum

Amy French has moved up to chief financial officer at the Renvous Capital Partners-backed tech integrator, which she first joined in the summer of 2023 as controller.

French has worked in the chief accounting officer post for the past two years and previously held a stint as acting CFO.

Her career prior to Aretum also includes financial leadership roles at Aurora Flight Sciences and its parent company Boeing.

Capital Technology Group

Gregg Leone has joined this specialist in enterprise architecture and application integration work as chief growth officer, a newly-created role he brings two decades of experience to.

Leone will help oversee CTG’s efforts to expand into new agencies and pursue larger, more complex contracts to support growth.

He most recently worked as chief growth officer at VMD and is a 16-year veteran of CACI International.

Constellis

Joseph Zobro has joined the risk management and mission support services provider as chief legal and compliance officer, a role he brings a decade of law and regulatory experience to.

Zobro now oversees all of Constellis’ functions related to its governance framework and reports directly to the CEO.

His career includes roles at Textron’s Bell business, C3 AI and Anduril Industries.

Dataminr

Paul Tierney has rejoined the artificial intelligence software company as head of public sector after a one-year stint as president of Janes.

Prior to Janes, the 28-year industry veteran worked as senior vice president of public sector sales at Dataminr.

“The landscape has shifted since I first started here, but the core challenge for our public sector customers remains the same: the need for a definitive signal that cuts through the noise to provide a true decision advantage,” Tierney wrote in a LinkedIn post on his new role. “We are advancing into the era of agentic AI, where real-time signals evolve from passive alerts into the definitive context and clarity required to drive a response when every second counts.”

IonQ

Bill Dunlap, the former Defense Department principal deputy chief information officer, has joined the quantum computing technology maker as senior vice president of global architecture.

IonQ’s CIO Katie Arrington announced the hire in a LinkedIn post, which noted their prior work together in DOD when she was the department’s CIO.

Dunlap will lead IonQ’s work on enterprise architecture, infrastructure design, scalability and data.

Koniag Government Services

Shlomy Gantz has moved up to an operating group president role at this provider of IT and operations management services, which he first joined in the summer of 2024.

Gantz will lead KGS’ applied innovation operating group after previously assisting in efforts to scale out offerings across its civilian and defense portfolios.

His career also includes 14 years at Intevity.

Peniel Solutions

Jarred Aultman has joined the technology modernization and records management company as chief technology officer, a role he brings a decade of tech experience to.

Peniel has tasked Aultman with leading the execution of its tech vision that includes priority areas such as cloud computing architecture, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and platform modernization.

He most recently spent seven years as a senior solutions architect at Amazon Web Services.

Radiance Technologies

Paul Lithgow has moved up to chief growth officer at the employee-owned government technology services company, where he now leads its overall corporate development function.

The four-decade defense veteran first joined Radiance in 2025 as vice president of its space group. His career also includes a stint as CEO of GEOST, where he spent six years altogether as an executive.

His career also includes senior roles at NovaWurks and Comtech.

Salesforce

Mia Jordan has moved up to regional vice president for federal at the provider of cloud-based software for customer relationship management, which she first joined in the fall of 2021.

“The last four and a half years built the foundation. Now I’m leading at the intersection of federal mission and AI-driven transformation, helping agencies move faster, operate smarter, and deliver results that matter,” Jordan wrote in a LinkedIn post on her new role.

Jordan served in several leadership positions inside government prior to Salesforce. Those roles included chief information officer at the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid office and CIO for the Agriculture Department’s Rural Development division

Sierra Space

Jeff Schrader has joined the spacecraft and defense tech maker as chief strategy officer, a role he brings 25 years of market experience to.

Sierra Space has tasked him with leading its functions in corporate development, expansion priorities, mergers and acquisitions, and planning for franchise program pursuits.

Schrader most recently worked as vice president of strategy and business development for Lockheed Martin’s space segment. He is also a former president of SEAKR Engineering and Blue Canyon Technologies, both of which have since been acquired by RTX Corp.

This year so far, Sierra Space has hired industry vet Dan Jablonsky as chief executive and completed a $550 million Series C capital raise.

Tria Federal

Tudor Alexandrescu has joined the Sagewind Capital-backed digital services provider as vice president of national security, a role he brings 17 years of public sector and commercial industry experience to.

Tria has tasked Alexandrescu with leading delivery and growth efforts across its Homeland Security Department and State Department customer set, which fall within the company’s public safety business unit.

He most recently served as chief of technology integration and innovation at the Transportation Security Agency.

Valkyrie Enterprises

Matt Matthews has joined the government technology and professional services company as vice president of enterprise operations, a role he brings 25 years of industry experience to.

Valkyrie has tasked Matthews with leading its functions in integration, capture enablement, digital transformation and strategy implementation.

Matthews most recently worked as chief delivery officer at Client Solution Architects, which he first joined in 2021 as a vice president. His career also includes roles at Capstone Corp., Science Applications International Corp. and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Versa Integrated Solutions

Quinton Brown has rejoined the IT modernization company as chief artificial intelligence officer, a role he brings 25 years of industry experience to.

Brown will lead Versa’s push to integrate AI and machine learning tools across its portfolio for public sector and commercial clients.

He most recently worked as a partner development executive at Google’s public sector arm. During his previous Versa tenure, he worked as senior vice president of business development.

V2X

Mike Uster has joined the government services company as chief information officer, a role he brings 35 years of technology experience to.

V2X has tasked Uster with leading its global IT strategy to include enterprise systems, digital transformation efforts, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and platform resilience.

Uster most recently worked as CIO and chief technology officer at ManTech, where he spent 21 years altogether prior to V2X.

Westat

Patricia Shifflett and Scott Cody have moved up to C-level executive roles from the senior vice president ranks at this provider of research, data collection and analysis services.

As chief business officer, Shifflett will oversee technical delivery and efforts to strengthen collaboration across teams. The three-decade public sector veteran is on Westat’s board of directors and first joined the company in 2018 as a vice president.

In the chief solutions officer post, Cody will oversee three capability centers and focus on how the company advances its offerings across the market. Cody first joined Westat as a senior vice president in 2023 and is also a three-decade public sector veteran.

HawkEye 360

Frank Finelli and Jonathan Shames have joined the board of directors at this privately-held commercial satellite operator.

Finelli most recently spent 25 years at The Carlyle Group, where he retired as partner and managing director focused on defense and aerospace investments. Shames is a four-decade veteran of Ernst & Young, where he also worked a stint as geopolitical leader.

In December, HawkEye 360 closed a $150 million Series E equity and debt financing round with some of that capital put toward the acquisition of Innovative Signal Analysis.

State Street

Sue Gordon, the former principal deputy director of national intelligence, has joined the board of directors at the global financial services giant and becomes an independent member.

Gordon will also sit on the board’s examining and audit committee, plus the technology and operations committee.

During her 29-year CIA career, she led significant transformation initiatives including the creation of its In-Q-Tel venture capital arm.