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This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Government space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Michael Galvin
Chief Financial Officer of Anduril Industries
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About Anduril Industries: Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance.
Deanna Lund
CFO of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Deanna Lund has served as Chief Financial Officer for Kratos since April 2004. In her role, Deanna Lund oversees all Kratos accounting, financial matters, SEC reporting and budgeting. Deanna Lund has been instrumental in the transformation and evolution of Kratos, having played a key role in the various divestitures and acquisitions of the Company. In addition to her primary duties, Deanna Lund is actively involved in Kratos’ compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Prior to joining Kratos, Deanna Lund most recently served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for the Titan Corporation, which grew from annualized revenues of approximately $150 million in 1993 to approximately $2.0 billion at the time of her departure. As the Principal Accounting Officer of Titan, Deanna Lund was responsible for all aspects of financial accounting, SEC reporting and budgeting. In addition, she was instrumental in executing numerous capital and debt transactions, over 25 acquisitions and played a key role in tax planning, communicating with the financial community and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Deanna Lund is a graduate of San Diego State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, and is a certified public accountant.
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About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides mission critical engineering, IT services, and war fighter solutions.
John D. South
Chief Financial Officer of BY LIGHT Professional IT Services
John joined By Light in 2006. John has held several executive and senior-level finance positions with telecommunications companies, namely TeleCorp PCS (former AT&T Wireless affiliate) and the U.S. unit of Cable & Wireless. John began his career in public accounting with KPMG Peat Marwick and Laventhol. John is a CPA with a Master’s Degree in Taxation from American University and a B.S. in Accounting from University of Maryland.
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About BY LIGHT Professional IT Services: BY LIGHT Professional IT Services is a provider of IT, cloud, cyber and infrastructure solutions to the US Federal Government.

James C. Reagan
Chief Financial Officer of Leidos holdings
Jim Reagan is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Leidos. Reagan oversees all financial activities of the company, including accounting and financial reporting, treasury, tax, planning and analysis, and investor relations. Reagan is a well-rounded senior finance executive with progressive experience in large, publicly held companies. Prior to joining Leidos in 2015, he served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Vencore, Inc. (formerly The SI Organization, Inc.), a provider of information solutions, and engineering and analysis services to the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and federal and civilian agencies. Reagan has also served as CFO of PAE, Inc., Vangent, Inc., Deltek, Inc., Aspect Communications, and American Management Systems. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Reagan received a master’s degree in business administration from Loyola College in Baltimore, Md., as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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About Leidos holdings: Leidos holdings is a provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions.

Pete Graham
Chief Financial Officer of PRA Group
Pete Graham serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer for PRA Group. Graham is a seasoned finance executive with more than 20 years focused on the financial services industry across a broad range of sectors including lending, leasing, insurance and asset management. Graham joined PRA in 2016 and reports directly to PRA President and Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Stevenson. Graham is a 14-year veteran of General Electric Company (GE), most recently as a finance executive on the GE Capital exit plan team, focused on GE’s disposition of the majority of GE Capital. His previous positions within GE Capital include chief financial officer for GE Commercial Distribution Finance and GE Capital Markets. He also served as global controller for Treasury and Global Funding Operations and controller and manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for GE Asset Management. Prior to joining GE, Graham was with KPMG LLP for 10 years where he led audit and advisory teams serving clients in the financial services industry in insurance, banking, and asset management. His tenure with KPMG included three years living and working in Switzerland while leading teams across Europe. Graham earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Connecticut and is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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About PRA Group: PRA Group offers the following broad range of debt buying solutions and business and government services.

Dan Graham
CFO of Dude Solutions
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About Dude Solutions: Dude Solutions is the leading provider of SaaS operations software for education, government, healthcare and membership-based organizations.

Jim Fenoglio
CFO of SmartProcure
Jim brings 35 years of expertise in financial management of growth-oriented businesses in the software and distribution industries. After gaining a background in public accounting at Arthur Andersen & Co., Jim headed the finance group in a $400M division of DHL Worldwide Express and was the CFO of a public safety software vendor.
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About SmartProcure: SmartProcure is a procurement database company for businesses and government agencies.
Jim Plunkett
Owner and CFO of JPI Glass
Jim started JPI in 1978. He is an integral part of the day to day operations of JPI and handles estimating, project management, and also serves as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. With Jim’s leadership, the company has grown to employ 43 people and has completed jobs ranging from $100,000 to $4 million.
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About JPI Glass: A provider of glass and glazing contracting services for the education, government and corporate sectors.
Judi Pulig
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President & Corporate Services of Yorktel
Judi is responsible for the day-to-day management of all aspects of Yorktel finance including strategic planning, accounting, forecasting, and budget management. Judi supports the President in developing and managing the operating budget, oversees coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization and reports to the CEO and Board of Directors particularly in relation to securing new funding.
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About Yorktel: Yorktel operates as a video conferencing service provider.

Charles Peiffer
Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Architects and Engineers
Charles Peiffer serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PAE. Prior to being named to this position, Charles served as the Senior Vice President and CFO at IAP Worldwide Services. Prior to his position at IAP, Charles served as Vice President of Finance and CFO at Fluid Technologies, a $3.5B operating segment of ITT, where he successfully integrated eight acquisitions in six years. Charles has held financial leadership roles at Avaya Communications, Lucent Technologies, AlliedSignal, Martin Marietta and General Electric. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business and Accounting from Philadelphia University and his Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from Saint Joseph’s University.
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About Pacific Architects and Engineers: Pacific Architects and Engineers provider of services that support military readiness, peacekeeping missions, nation building activities.

Mory Watkins
CFO of AXON Connected
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About AXON Connected, Surefire Local: AXON Connected commercializes technology.

Keith Glover
VP & CFO of Bivio Networks
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About Bivio Networks: Bivio provides DPI technology solutions for government agencies, fortune 500 enterprises and service provider network infrastructure.
Stuart Miller
EVP-CFO of Workiva
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About Workiva: Workiva created Wdesk, a cloud-based platform for enterprises to collect, manage, report, and analyze critical business data in real time.
Tim Rosado
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer of International Trade Administration
Tim Rosado is Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at International Trade Administration.
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About International Trade Administration: International Trade Administration is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce.
Charles Xu
Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer of Camvi Technologies
Charles has over ten years of experience in finance, including mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions in the high-tech industry as a senior investment banker with JP Morgan and Nomura. He had eight years of engineering experience in semiconductor chip design and technical consulting prior to banking. BSEE, Purdue; MSEE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MBA, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management.
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About Camvi Technologies: Camvi Technologies is an Artificial Intelligence company specializing in face recognition and biometrics technologies.

Peter Whitfield
Chief Financial Officer of AMERICAN SYSTEMS
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About AMERICAN SYSTEMS: AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the US.
Laura Price
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Interactive Government Holdings
Laura Price is the Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer at Interactive Government Holdings.
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About Interactive Government Holdings: Interactive Government Holdings is a SBA Certified 8a and Verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
Andre Douzdjian
Chief Financial Officer of Sandag
Andre Douzdjian is the Chief Financial Officer at Sandag.
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About Sandag: SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) is a public agency that serves as the forum for regional decision-making.
Randall Stephens
CFO of Alamo City Engineering Services
Randall Stephens wears many hats inside of ACES. His prime duties include those of Chief Financial Officer, as well as Facility Security Officer. He earned his BBA at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Randall joined the ACES team full-time in 2009.
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About Alamo City Engineering Services, Alamo City Engineering Services: ACES supports the design, installation, integration, cyber, software and hardware solutions.
los los
Founder and CFO of NGO enterprises
looking for seed funding for an upcoming sector of industry needs.
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About NGO enterprises: Non- government enterprises