Executive Mosaic, GovCon’s leading media and events organization, is excited to announce the winners of its renowned 2025 Wash100 Award, the foremost recognition for government and GovCon industry leaders.
Since its inception in 2014, the Wash100 Award has consistently singled out the most innovative, influential and promising executives shaping the federal landscape and meaningfully contributing to government missions. The forward-looking accolade serves as a beacon of excellence in the GovCon sector and identifies the top 100 leaders to watch in the coming year.
“The 2025 Wash100 Award shines a spotlight on the leaders who are redefining what’s possible in the GovCon industry, especially during what we’re sure will be a year of major transformation in the sector,” said Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the iconic Wash100 Award.
“As always, this year’s recipients embody the qualities that drive progress: bold leadership, inventive thinking and an unyielding dedication to excellence. These 100 visionaries are not only shaping today’s government and industry landscapes but are also laying the groundwork for a more innovative and resilient future. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments and the transformative impact they will make in the year ahead,” Garrettson added.
2025 Wash100 Award Winners
- Craig Abod, President, Carahsoft
- LTG (Ret) Joseph Anderson, President & CEO, Rafael Systems Global Sustainment, LLC
- Wes Anderson, SVP, Federal & Corporate Officer, AT&T
- Ronald Ash, CEO, Accenture Federal Services
- Gregory Barbaccia, Federal CIO, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Thomas Bell, CEO, Leidos
- Troy Bertram, Managing Director, Public Sector Partner Ecosystem, Google Cloud
- Jeff Bohling, Chief Executive Officer, Empower AI
- Chris Brady, President, General Dynamics Mission Systems
- Byron Bright, President, Government Solutions, KBR
- Gen. Charles Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [CJCS]
- Casey Coleman, VP, Global Public Sector, ServiceNow
- Mile Corrigan, President and CEO, Noblis
- Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey, Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, U.S. Department of the Air Force
- Mac Curtis, Chairman, Cubic Corporation
- Maria Demaree, SVP, Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation and CIO, Lockheed Martin
- Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium
- Vincent DiFronzo, EVP, Air Force and Combatant Command, SAIC
- Scott Edwards, CEO, Summit 7 Systems
- Steve Escaravage, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen
- Kelly Fletcher, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of State
- Brian Flood, CEO, DecisionPoint Corporation
- Dan Ford, Chair and CEO, Capgemini Government Solutions
- Leonel Garciga, CIO, U.S. Army
- Amy Gilliland, President, General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
- Venice Goodwine, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Air Force
- DeEtte Gray, President of U.S. Operations, CACI
- Andy Green, Executive Vice President & President, Mission Technologies, HII
- Josh Gruenbaum, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
- Gen. Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force
- Rohit Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Aretum
- Craig Halliday, CEO, Unanet
- Gen. Timothy Haugh, Director, NSA, and Commander, USCyberComm, National Security Agency (NSA)
- Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- John Heller, CEO, Amentum
- John Heneghan, President, ECS
- Tom Homan, Border Czar, White House Office
- Steve Hull, President, Digital Modernization Sector, Leidos
- Gautam Ijoor, CEO/President, Alpha Omega
- Andrea Inserra, EVP, Booz Allen
- Josh Jackson, Executive Vice President, Army Business Group, SAIC
- Peter Lamontagne, CEO, SMX
- David Levy, VP, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services
- Candice Ling, SVP, Federal, Microsoft Federal
- Michael Loomis, President, Nokia Federal Solutions
- Michael Lustbader, Managing Partner, Arlington Capital Partners
- Harish Luthra, CEO, SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2)
- Kim Lynch, Executive Vice President, Government Defense and Intelligence, Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence
- Stephanie Mango, President, CGI Federal
- Ram Mattapalli, CEO, Zolon Tech, Inc.
- Andy McEnroe, Managing Director, Raymond James Financial, Inc.
- Jerry McGinn, Executive Director, Center for Government Contracting, The School Of Business, George Mason University
- Scott McIntyre, CEO, Guidehouse
- David McKeown, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Senior Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- John Mengucci, President and Chief Executive Officer, CACI
- Shubhi Mishra, Founder & CEO, Raft
- Bill Monet, President and CEO, Akima, LLC
- Mark Munsell, Director, Data and Digital Innovation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Ramzi Musallam, CEO & Managing Partner, Veritas Capital
- Elon Musk, Chair, Department of Government Efficiency
- Kristi Noem, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Andreas Nonnenmacher, President and CEO, ARKA
- Melissa Palmer, President, HashiCorp. Federal
- JD Parkes, CEO, Co-Founder & Board Member, Parry Labs
- Mark Peters, CEO, MITRE
- Kevin Plexico, SVP, Information Solutions, Deltek
- Juan Ramirez, Director, 5G Cross Functional Team, Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO)
- John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Jane Rathbun, CIO, U.S. Department of the Navy
- Anthony Robbins, VP, Federal, NVIDIA
- Horacio Rozanski, President & CEO, Booz Allen
- Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
- Jon Rucker, CEO, Ultra Intelligence & Communications
- David Sacks, AI & Crypto Czar, White House Office
- Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force
- Steve Schorer, Chairman, President & CEO, Peraton
- Christopher Scolese, Director, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
- Julian Setian, CEO, SOSi
- Jill Singer, Vice President of Federal Solutions, AT&T
- Carey Smith, Chair, President & CEO, Parsons
- Chris Smith, Vice President & General Manager, North America Public Sector, Red Hat
- John Song, Managing Director, Baird
- Earl Stafford Jr., CEO, Aperio Global, LLC
- Matthew Steckman, President and Chief Business Officer, Anduril Industries
- Roy Stevens, President, National Security Sector, Leidos
- Maj. Gen. David Stewart, Director, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office/Director of Fires, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff
- Matthew Tait, CEO and President, ManTech
- Toni Townes-Whitley, CEO, SAIC
- John Ustica, President & CEO, Siemens Government Technologies
- Tom Vecchiolla, President and CEO, QinetiQ Inc.
- Lou Von Thaer, President & CEO, Battelle
- Doug Wagoner, CEO, LMI
- David Wajsgras, CEO, Intelsat
- Tom Watson, CEO, Serco Inc.
- Bill Webner, CEO, Allocore
- Susan Wedge, Managing Partner, U.S. Federal Market, IBM Consulting
- Al Whitmore, President, Intelligence & Security, BAE Systems
- VADM Frank Whitworth III, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Wayne Wilkinson, President & CEO, Integral Federal
- David Zolet, CEO, Astrion
Inside the 2025 Wash100 Season
This year, Executive Mosaic received a record-breaking amount of executive nominations, more than doubling the nominations that came in the previous year.
In the 2025 Wash100 list, 24 percent of winners work in the public sector, 69 percent are from the GovCon industry and seven percent of recipients are from other areas of the vast GovCon sector. Executive Mosaic takes great care in ensuring Wash100 recipients are the true innovators and changemakers within the industry. We’re pleased to announce that there are 37 first-time winners included in this year’s Wash100 list.
The 2025 Wash100 Popular Vote Commences
The 2025 Wash100 season continues with the commencement of the beloved popular vote competition! Each year, once the roster of winners is announced, Executive Mosaic kicks off a race to find the most popular executive in the GovCon community. Make your voice heard and participate in this highly-anticipated annual contest! Cast your votes for your favorite Wash100 winners today. Voting is open until April 30 — the champion and the top 10 will be revealed in May.
