Executive Spotlights

Engineer-by-trade and now seasoned executive leader Hector Collazo has been busy. Over the last couple of years, he has solidified his technical expertise in a pair of C-suite technology roles at growing organizations, after two decades of IT and hardware mastery. (We checked in with him a couple of times while he was in a prior role at […] More

Artificial intelligence is raising the stakes for federal infrastructure and exposing just how much aging hardware is holding agencies back. Cloud and software-as-a-service may dominate conversations, but in the field, it’s physical infrastructure that determines whether innovation can deliver. Maryam Emdadi, vice president of sales at Carahsoft, sees that reality up close. Through her work across […] More

Erika Dinnie, MetTel vice president for federal strategy and planning, thrives in change. Before starting at MetTel in April, she spent 20 successful years in a variety of roles in the federal government ranging from legislative affairs to IT and commercial real estate. Dinnie previously served as the General Services Administration’s associate chief information officer for […] More

Last year, long-running data storage company Seagate made the decision to refocus its core harddrive business, especially in emerging markets. This shift resulted in a necessary shuttering of its federal arm and, in turn, opened up a new opportunity for now-former Seagate exec Bill Downer. The spry businessman endeavored to partner with a colleague who […] More

Joe Shepherd, partner at Guidehouse, has 25 years of experience helping federal customers, the defense industrial base and research laboratories solve the most complex engineering challenges. He leverages his U.S. Navy service as an intelligence specialist and previous experience at a global management and technology consulting firm to help his clients enhance key capabilities while fostering […] More

Kris Kindoll has witnessed significant shifts over his nearly 25-year GovCon career, including 13 years at Lockheed Martin and the past 12 at DMI, where he now serves as vice president and general manager for defense. Global defense priorities and acquisition strategies continue to evolve. Kindoll sat down with ExecutiveBiz for his first Spotlight interview, sharing his […] More

Herman Leybovich, Compass Strategy Design president and CEO, brings a public service approach to the GovCon industry. A prior-service U.S. Marine, Leybovich seeks to provide optimism, respect and connection to the experience of government business. As an expert on digital transformation and organizational strategy, Leybovich helps government customers leverage emerging technologies to perform their missions faster, […] More

Justin Fessler never planned to get into government contracting. He began his career at IBM initially thinking he would join a commercial team, but after a series of unexpected turns, he ended up getting tasked with selling software to the federal government. In this position, he began supporting around 40 field reps across three product […] More