Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: TOM WATSON

CEO, SERCO, HERNDON

Published August 30, 2023 by Virginia Business

Watson became CEO of federal contractor Serco in September 2022, after four years as senior vice president of the British company’s North American defense business. He previously was general manager and senior vice president of SAIC’s Navy and Marine customer group and served six years in the Navy. Watson replaces former CEO David Dacquino, who remains chairman of the company’s board of directors in North America.

Serco, a $1.4 billion business with more than 9,000 North American employees, provides professional, technology and management services to the U.S. military, U.S. federal civilian agencies and other public and private clients. In 2021, Serco acquired Whitney, Bradley & Brown, a Reston-based federal tech contractor, for $295 million.

In the early to mid-1990s, Watson worked as an engineering technician for Resource Consultants Inc. (RCI), which was acquired by Serco in 2005. Watson earned his MBA from the University of Maryland and an undergraduate degree in information technology from National University.

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