Arlington, VA – The Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA) has announced the recently-elected members of its 2007-2008 Executive Committee. GEIA’s Executive Committee is comprised of representatives from GEIA member companies, all of them at the Vice President level or above within their respective companies. GEIA President Dan Heinemeier believes that this year’s group will benefit from the mix of experience provided by veterans of the past, and the fresh perspective provided by first-time members.
“Our Executive Committee includes a number of individuals who have been active with GEIA in our boardlevel activities for many years and continue to offer valuable advice and counsel as we chart the future course for the association,” said Heinemeier. “At the same time, six new members have joined the recentlyexpanded committee this year, and their collective expertise and outlook will enable us to address a broader array of IT, Defense, and Electronics issues within the Federal Marketplace on behalf of the membership.”
GEIA’s Executive Committee is specifically charged with policy and decision-making responsibility acting on behalf of the GEIA board of directors in between its regular meetings. Members of the 2007-2008 GEIA Executive Committee are as follows:
Leadership Chair: Randall L. Lucas, Program Executive, GSA Programs; Verizon Business
Vice Chair: Gene Glazar, Vice President, Business Development; BAE Systems
Treasurer: William H. Russ, Vice President, Intelligence and Information Systems; Raytheon
Members
Desiree Campbell, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; Cigital, Inc
Lynne Corddry, Vice President, Business Development; Red Hat
Jerry Harrison, Vice President, Business Development & Sales; General Dynamics – C4 Systems
Pam McCarthy, Vice President, Client Director; IBM
Larry Reagan, Vice President, Consulting Division; PRICE Systems Gerry Robbins, Vice President, Business Development, Northrop Grumman
Donald E. Scott, Vice President; EDS Paul Strasser, Chief Operating Officer; Pragmatics, Inc
Among the Executive Committee’s first official tasks is that of helping manage the transition of a new government relations organization to GEIA, building on the legacy of success of the Electronic Industries Alliance’s GR program.
About the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA) GEIA is a trade association representing the “high-tech” industry doing business with government. Our member companies are active in serving the electronics-and information technology-related needs of government customers. We connect industry to government through a unique forecasting process, conducting hundreds of customer interviews in which our companies directly participate. We analyze and issue reports on the federal market for IT solutions, technologies, and advanced electronics product and services of all kinds, producing: An annual 10- Year Defense Forecast; and annual 5-Year Federal IT forecast; and special studies of the government market such as Services & Support and Homeland Security. Visit www.geia.org for more details.