Meet the Center for Government Contracting Team
Meet our leadership, staff, and advisory board members.
Center Leadership and Staff
Center directors and fellows are experts in government contracting with work experience in government and business.
Center Advisory Board
Led by Chairman John Hillen, chief executive officer of Everwatch Solutions, members of the Advisory Board are C-suite business leaders and senior liaisons to federal government agencies. This group:
- Serves as ideators for and leaders of the first-in-the-nation university Center for Government Contracting.
- Builds the Center as a nexus for addressing the business, policy, and regulatory issues in the $500+ billion government contracting community.
Chief Executive Officer, ATI
John Jansen is the Chief Executive Officer at ATI. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2021 as a Lieutenant General after 35 years of faithful service.
Founder and President, WashingtonExec, Inc.
JD Kathuria is founder and president of WashingtonExec, an outcome-oriented networking organization and online news publication that provides breaking and featured coverage and hosts exclusive events for the area’s executives of consequence.
Chief Executive Officer, TechnoMile
Ashish Khot is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of TechnoMile, a leading provider of innovative cloud solutions that help government contractors transform and mature their business processes and harness the power of data to gain an information advantage and elevate enterprise performance.
Co-Founder & CEO, IntegriSys LLC
Thomas Lamoureux has over 20 years of experience in government contracting, 15 of which have been in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) space.
Vice President Contracts & Acquisition Management Office, GDIT
Lisa Lax, Vice President Contracts & Acquisition Management Office, began her 41 years acquisition career as a Navy Contract Specialist and has been with GDIT for 27 years.
CPA and Partner, Government Contract Services Practice. Ernst & Young, LLP
Sajeev Malaveetil has over 24 years of experience providing advisory and litigation support services to organizations and their counsel on federal contract accounting, administration and compliance requirements.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Metrostar Systems
Ali Manouchehri is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of MetroStar Systems. His leadership and team have transformed MetroStar Systems into a leading Information Technology (IT) solutions, management and consulting firm, servicing the federal, state government and private sectors.
Senior VP and Chief Communications and Engagement Officer, Peraton
Matt McQueen is the Senior VP and Chief Communications and Engagement Officer of Peraton.
Chief Executive Officer, Infotek Consulting
Meet Gautam Mehndiratta, the visionary behind Infotek Consulting, established in 2006 with a mission to revolutionize technology solutions for businesses of all sizes, from small startups to enterprise giants.
Chief Operating Officer, ICF
James serves as the chief operating officer for ICF, where he leads business operations and transformation across various corporate functions and initiatives.