Executive Leadership And Board Of Directors
Executive Leadership
Carey is Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the company’s strategy, growth, business execution, and global operations. With a passion for technology and 40 years of global operational experience, Carey has a successful track record of driving top and bottom-line growth and acquiring companies. A transformational leader, Carey attributes her success to the ability to recruit and retain a high performing team, deliver performance results, and drive growth in emerging, enduring and profitable markets. Before joining Parsons, she served in progressive leadership roles at Honeywell, including as President of its defense and space division. Prior to joining Honeywell, Carey held various executive positions at Lockheed Martin. She is on the Parsons Corporation and Edison International Boards of Directors. Recognized for her achievements, Carey is an eight-time winner of the Wash100, was awarded CEO of the year in 2023, and Parsons was awarded company of the year in 2024. She is NACD director and cyber governance certified. She received an honorable doctorate from Ohio Northern University and has both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering.
Carey Smith
Chair, President, And Chief Executive Officer
Martin is President of Engineered Systems, a Parsons federal business unit that delivers, protects, and sustains critical assets across the Defense, Intelligence, and Critical Infrastructure markets. He is responsible for leading advanced engineering, planning, design, and delivery of complex infrastructure, environmental, energy, and life sciences products and services to U.S. government customers across five continents that include the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Program Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to this role, Martin served as General Manager and Senior Vice President for Saudi Arabia Parsons Ltd. He joined the company in 2003, progressing through positions of increasing responsibility in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Martin Boson
President, Engineered Systems
As Chief Growth Officer, Paul helps drive the company’s top-line growth by collaborating on, measuring, and providing support for Parsons’ growth initiatives for both our Critical Infrastructure and Federal Solutions business units. Prior to this role, Paul was President of the Defense and Intelligence business unit within Parsons Federal Solutions, where he was responsible for developing and delivering the company’s overall corporate technical and growth strategy for the market. He has extensive experience in the arena of Cyber Space Operations, including operational and leadership support to Defensive Cyber Operations, Offensive Cyber Operations, including mission execution, strategic policy, and security strategy and planning. His operational leadership and technical experiences include support to the United States Strategic Commands Computer Network Defense and Computer Network Warfare mission sets. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Paul Decker
Chief Growth Officer
Mark is President of Infrastructure, North America, and leads our infrastructure programs, is responsible for the leadership, strategy, growth, business execution, and operations across the United States and Canada. Mark joined Parsons in 1989 as a Transportation Engineer, and, has held a series of progressively more responsible leadership roles within the critical infrastructure industry, including Executive Vice President of Parsons’ Mobility Solutions Business Unit responsible for profit & loss, strategy, growth, project delivery, talent management and operations for the North American and Middle East Bridge, Road & Highway, Tunnel, Water/Wastewater, and Industrial markets.
Mark Fialkowski
President, Infrastructure North America
Mike is President of Parsons Defense and Intelligence (D&I) business unit and is responsible for driving growth, execution, and technology integration in support of our customer’s most pressing national security challenges. He has more than 30 years of highly specialized experience delivering capabilities to the Defense Department and Intelligence Community in the core areas of cybersecurity, electronic warfare, information operations, and space development. Prior to his current role, Mike led the company’s High Consequence Missions (HCM) sector, accelerating Parsons’ business into a high growth center of excellence focused on next generation technology solutions for our customers. He joined Parsons through the acquisition of BlackHorse Solutions, where he was President and CEO.
Mike Kushin
President of Defense and Intelligence (D&I)
Soo is the Chief Human Resources Officer, responsible for all aspects of human resources, including employee attraction, lifecycle, and experience for the organization. Prior to this role, she was the Senior Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Mobility for Parsons, overseeing the recruitment strategy and execution, workforce planning, and internal mobility across the globe. Before joining Parsons, she held various human resources leadership positions at CACI, Engility, and Raytheon.
Soo Lagasse
Chief Human Resources Officer
Rico is Chief Technology Officer at Parsons and responsible for the development and implementation of the innovation and technology strategy across the enterprise. He accomplishes this through internal Research & Development (R&D) to all forms of external technology leveraging including commercial technology partnerships, contract R&D, and university partnerships. The portfolio includes technologies ranging from digital modernization to integrated systems, and from cyber to artificial intelligence/machine learning, data analytics, advanced sensors, electronic warfare, smart mobility, environment remediation, and space technologies. He is also responsible for the offices of the Chief Information Officer, Chief Security Information Office, S-WORX, and the Parsons Fellows.
Ricardo “Rico” Lorenzo
Chief Technology Officer
John serves as Parsons’ Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, leading the global Office of General Counsel, which is responsible for the company’s legal and regulatory matters, including contracts, ethics and compliance, litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property, and insurance. He brings more than 25 years of experience in government and commercial contracting, corporate governance, government relations, litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and international business to the position. He previously served in senior roles with Maximus, GE Aerospace, and Raytheon Technologies, as a lawyer in private practice, and in government with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, and as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
John Martinez
Chief Legal Officer And Corporate Secretary
Matt is the Chief Financial Officer at Parsons and brings more than 20 years of finance experience and a proven track record of delivering profitable growth and building high-performance finance teams to the role. Before being appointed CFO, Matt served as Parsons’ Executive Vice President of Finance, where he led the company’s financial operations, including project controls, financial planning, accounting, treasury, and financial systems. Prior to joining Parsons in 2021, he led multi-billion-dollar finance organizations, including those for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector and Strategic Industries businesses. Before AWS, he held roles of increasing responsibility at Raytheon, concluding his tenure as CFO for the Space and Command & Control businesses unit. Ofilos holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science from Babson College.
Matt Ofilos
Chief Financial Officer
Pierre is the President of Parsons Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), which operates as a business unit of the US-based Parsons Corporation. Prior to his current role, Pierre was President of Parsons’ MEA market, responsible for the corporation’s operations and growth in the MEA region. Pierre has been managing the portfolios of major multi-disciplinary projects around the world for 30 years, with a primary focus on Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Based in Dubai since early 2005, he has developed trusted relationships with key decision makers in regional government bodies and private sector entities alike.
Pierre Santoni
President, Infrastructure EMEA
Tim is Chief Development Officer at Parsons and joined the company in 2018 through the acquisition of Polaris Alpha®. He is responsible for leading Parsons’ robust merger and acquisition (M&A) program and overseeing the corporation’s strategy and market research efforts. Schmitt previously served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Finance for Polaris Alpha®, after spending nearly a decade in investment banking, focused on M&A advisory services for companies in the national security sector.
Tim Schmitt
Chief Development Officer
Wendy is the Chief Business Operations Officer at Parsons, who leads enterprise business operations functions, including procurement, government security, program excellence, program risk and controls, acquisition integration, safety, and facilities. In addition, Wendy is responsible for environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Wendy is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational functions of the business, designing and implementing business strategies, plans, and procedures that optimize the use of resources, people, processes, and technology.
Wendy Van Wickle
Chief Business Operations Officer
Jason is Parsons’ Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, responsible for leading the corporation’s engagement with global stakeholders to advance Parsons’ growth and reputation as a leader in national security and critical infrastructure. As head of corporate affairs, he oversees the global communications and government relations portfolios, including corporate communications, marketing, workforce communications, creative services, philanthropy, and corporate events. He also manages Parsons’ global government relations organization, responsible for policy development, engagement with customers, lawmakers, and embassies at the international, federal, state and local levels, and the Parsons Political Action Committee. Before coming to Parsons, he led communications programming inside the U.S. Department of Defense and in organizations across the aerospace and defense sector.
Jason Yaley
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Board of Directors
Carey A. Smith, a Parsons director since 2020, was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors on January 18, 2022. She became President and Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2021. Ms. Smith was initially appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2019, Chief Operating Officer in November 2018, and led Parsons’ Federal Solutions business from November 2016. Before joining Parsons, Ms. Smith served in progressive leadership roles at Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”) from 2011 to 2016, including President of the Defense and Space business unit. In total, Ms. Smith has 40 years of industry experience spanning the defense, intelligence and infrastructure markets. Ms. Smith, serves on the Edison International board of directors, including the Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee, where she is the committee chair, and the Safety and Operations Committee. She previously served as the chair of the Professional Services Council board of directors for 2022-2023 when her two-year term expired. She is National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship (NACD.DC) and Cyber Governance Certified. Ms. Smith received an honorary doctorate from Ohio Northern University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and a bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. She has numerous recognitions, including the GovCon Executive of the Year Award in 2023 and is an eight-time recipient of the Executive Mosaic Wash 100. Additionally, Parsons received the GovCon Company of the Year Award in 2024.
Carey A. Smith
Chair, President, And Chief Executive Officer
George L. Ball joined Parsons’ Board of Directors in 2022 following his tenure as the corporation’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 2008-2022. As CFO, Ball played an integral role in guiding the transformation of the company and led its IPO in 2019. He joined Parsons in 1995 and served in multiple financial and operational positions with global portfolios prior to serving as CFO. Mr. Ball serves on the board of directors of BrandSafway and has also served on the boards of directors of multiple public and non-profit organizations, including Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., Wells Fargo Real Estate Investment Corporation, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, and the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles County Arboretum Foundation. He has NACD Directorship (NACD.DC) and cyber governance certifications. Mr. Ball holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Drexel University.
George L. Ball
Former Chief Financial Officer Of Parsons Corporation
Mark K. Holdsworth, a Parsons director since 2006, is the founder and managing partner of The Holdsworth Group, LLC, a trusted capital partner, advisor and curator of alternative investments for family offices and corporations worldwide. From 1999-2018, Mr. Holdsworth was a Co-Founder, managing partner and an operating partner of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, a Los Angeles-based private multi-strategy investment firm that was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. in August 2018, and he was a managing director at BlackRock until April 2019. Additionally, Mr. Holdsworth is the chairman of the board of directors of RF Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RFIL) He has over 25 years of board experience and specializes in active management oversight, strategy, M&A activity and complex financings, and assessing quality and performance in a wide variety of corporate sectors. He has also served as a board member or board chairperson of several public and private companies in a variety of industries. Mr. Holdsworth earned a bachelor-of-arts degree from Pomona College, a bachelor-of-science degree from the California Institute of Technology and a master-of-business administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Mark K. Holdsworth
Founder And Managing Partner Of The Holdsworth Group
Steven F. Leer, a Parsons director since 2013, is the former chairman of the board of directors of Arch Coal, Inc., a position he held from 2006 to April 2014. Mr. Leer served as director of Arch Coal, Inc. and its predecessor company from 1992 to 2014 and as chief executive officer from 1992 to 2012. As CEO, Mr. Leer successfully managed numerous acquisitions and sales of public and private businesses and has experience with environmental agencies and regulators. In addition, he previously served on the boards of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Cenovus Energy. Mr. Leer is a former regent of the University of the Pacific, a former trustee of Washington University in St. Louis and previously served on the board of directors of USG Corporation. Mr. Leer earned a bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from the University of the Pacific and a master-of-business administration degree from Washington University’s Olin School of Business. Mr. Leer was appointed the Lead Independent Director for Parsons effective April 14, 2022.
Steven F. Leer
Former Executive Chairman Of The Board Of Directors Of Arch Coal, Inc.
Ellen M. Lord, a Parsons director since 2022, served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for the United States Department of Defense from August 2017 until January 2021. In this role, she was responsible for all matters about acquisition; developmental testing; contract administration; logistics and materiel readiness; installations and environment; operational energy; chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons; the acquisition workforce; and the defense industrial base. Before her government service, Ms. Lord served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Systems from October 2012 to August 2017, where she led a multi-billion-dollar company with products and services supporting defense, homeland security, aerospace and infrastructure protection. Prior to that, she served in other leadership positions at Textron Systems and related companies. Ms. Lord is the former Vice Chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association and has previously served on the boards of the U.S. Naval Institute, the U.S. India Business Council and the Defense Technology Initiative. She also serves on the boards of directors of AAR Corporation, Comtech Telecommunications Corporation, and Voyager Space Holdings, and as an advisor to several companies. She earned a Master of Science degree in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire and a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Connecticut College. Ms. Lord currently is an independent consultant for the aerospace, defense and industrial industries.
Ellen M. Lord
Former Under Secretary Of Defense For Acquisition And Sustainment For The U.S. DoD
Letitia A. Long, a Parsons director since 2020, currently serves as chairwoman of the board of directors of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA). Ms. Long previously served as Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from 2010-2014 and as Deputy Director of the War Intelligence Agency, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Intelligence (Planning, Policy & Resources), and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence for the Department of War. Ms. Long serves on the board of directors of T-Mobile U.S., and COPT Defense Properties. Ms. Long is member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors and provides mentoring and advisory work for the government on space and special reconnaissance programs and has remote earth sensing and geospatial intelligence experience. Ms. Long previously served on the board of directors of Raytheon Company, now part of Raytheon Technologies, from 2015 until 2020 and chaired the Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Ms. Long was awarded NACD Directorship 100 in 2020 and was elected to the Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence. She received her bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and her master-of-science degree in engineering from The Catholic University of America.
Letitia A. Long
Former Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Gen. Darren McDew served with distinction in the United States military for 36 years. Throughout his career, he had the opportunity to lead at all echelons; culminating as the Commander, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). As a unified combatant command comprised of all the armed services, he served as the senior uniformed officer responsible for global air, land, and sea transportation, and patient movement for the Department of Defense. Gen McDew was commissioned as an Air Force officer in 1982. His journey began as a pilot and continued through multiple operational leadership roles and unique assignments at the White House (Military Aide to the President), the Pentagon (Strategic Plans and Policy for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs), and on Capitol Hill (Chief, Air Force Senate Liaison).
Darren W. McDew, General USAF (ret)
Retired U.S. Air Force General
Harry T. McMahon, a Parsons director since 2018, spent 32 years in investment banking and has broad experience providing strategic and financial solutions for corporations and institutions worldwide. This includes leading teams on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory projects, many of which involved industries adjacent to Parsons Corporation, such as infrastructure, engineering, aerospace and defense, enterprise technology, and federal services. He previously served as co-head of Global Corporate Finance at Merrill Lynch and then as Executive Vice-Chairman of Bank of America. He currently serves as a chairman of the board of directors of Direct Relief, a global provider of humanitarian aid, and as a trustee of Claremont McKenna College, where he previously served as chairman of the board. He earned a bachelor-of-arts degree and honorary doctorate from Claremont McKenna College and a master-of-business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Harry T. McMahon
Former Executive Vice Chairman, Bank Of America Merrill Lynch; Director, Parsons Corporation
Christian Mitchell, a Parsons director since 2013, has served on public and private company boards and has gained extensive experience addressing corporate governance and enterprise risk issues in large and complex professional services. Mr. Mitchell was a national managing partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP and previously served as regional managing partner for various practices with the firm, including assurance, enterprise risk services, and financial services. He was also a founding member of the board of directors of Deloitte Consulting. Mr. Mitchell currently serves as a director for Columbia Banking System, Inc. and TPG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. and served on the national board of directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors from 2017 to 2019, when his three-year term expired. He is recognized by NACD as a Board Leadership Fellow and was named to the “100 Most Influential People in Corporate Governance” list by Directorship magazine in 2011 and 2012. Mr. Mitchell earned a bachelor-of-science degree in accounting, summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama.
M. Christian Mitchell
Former National Managing Partner Of Deloitte
Robert H. Smith was appointed to the Parsons Corporation Board of Directors on December 1, 2025, after having served on the Parsons’ Strategic Advisory Board since April 2024. Mr. Smith served as a senior advisor to the Department of War’s Office of Secretary of War as an inaugural member of Business Operators for National Defense programs. He also previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Blue Origin from 2017 through January 2024, where he was responsible for business strategy, sales, operations, and engine product lines, the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle and its infrastructure, as well as all Blue Origin U.S. Government space programs. Prior to Mr. Smith’s role at Blue Origin, he served as President of the Mechanical Systems and Components business for Honeywell Aerospace and was Chairman of the National Technology and Engineering Solutions for Sandia LLC, the operating company of the largest U.S. national laboratory (Sandia National Laboratory).
Robert H. Smith
Former Chairman and CEO Of Blue Origin
Major General Suzanne M. “Zan” Vautrinot, (USAF, Ret.), a Parsons director since 2014, is president of Kilovolt Consulting, Inc., a cybersecurity strategy and technology consulting firm, and has served as president since October 2013. She has significant space systems experience. Before retiring in October 2013 after 31 years of service, Zan was a Major General in the United States Air Force and served as Commander, 24th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber and Air Force Network Operations, where she oversaw a multi-billion-dollar global cyber enterprise with 14,000 military personnel, civilians, and contractors and over 40 worldwide sites. She serves as a director on the boards of CSX Corp., Ecolab Inc., and Wells Fargo & Company. She was Awarded NACD Directorship 100 and was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2017. Zan earned a bachelor-of-science degree from the United States Air Force Academy, a master-of-science degree from the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff and Air War Colleges and was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University.
Suzanne M. “Zan” Vautrinot, Major General USAF (ret)
President Of Kilovolt Consulting, Inc.
David C. Wajsgras, a Parsons director since 2020, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Everfox, a high assurance cybersecurity defense company protecting the U.S. government, our closest allies, and critical infrastructure. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Intelstat, operator of the world’s first global satellite network and a leader in integrated satellite communications and is a member of the Board of Directors of WESCO, a world leader in electrical communications and utility distribution and supply chain services. Previously, Mr. Wajsgras served as president of the Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS) business at the former Raytheon Company, now part of Raytheon Technologies (RTX). Mr. Wajsgras was named Executive Mosaic’s Wash 100 list of top government contracting leaders for eight years and was also selected as WashingtonExec’s CEO of the year in 2023, Intel Industry Executive of the year in 2019 and Federal Computer Week’s Industry Eagle award winner in 2018. Mr. Wajsgras earned his bachelor-of-science degree in accounting from the University of Maryland and his master-of-business administration from American University.
David C. Wajsgras
Chairman And CEO Of Everfox