Information technology professionals in Defense technology
CIO titles at Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Leidos, SAIC and GE Aerospace belong to five people in this defense technology IT group, two of whom held the title at Lockheed Martin at different times. IT directors at L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Hanwha Defense USA, Inc. and General Dynamics Mission Systems add program and site views, useful for ERP, merger integration and secure enterprise IT questions.
Professionals to explore
Eric Larsen
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Information Technology · Northrop Grumman
Eric Larsen became Director of Information Technology at Northrop Grumman in 2025, after Information Technology Operations Manager there (2023–2025). United States Marine Corps roles include Deputy Director of Future Operations, USMC Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (2022–2023), Commander Cyber Task Force, USCYBERCOM (2020–2022) and Deputy Director of IT Operations, USCYBERCOM (2019–2020). Larsen fits cyber and network operations questions.
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Gary Guthrie
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Architecture & Chief Engineer, IT · General Dynamics Mission Systems
Gary Guthrie was Director of Architecture & Chief Engineer, IT at General Dynamics Mission Systems (2005–2013), serving as chief technologist and IT consultant to the CIO of a 240-person IT organization in a 40-site enterprise. Earlier roles include Chief Engineer, Technology at General Dynamics Mission Systems (2003–2005) and a GTE Government Systems role (1994–2000). Guthrie fits IT architecture and business case questions.
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Jason Brady
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · BAE Systems, Inc.
Jason Brady was Vice President Information Technology at BAE Systems, Inc. (2024–2026) and has been Vice President Applications and Platforms at Northrop Grumman since 2026. Other BAE roles were Sr. Director Information Technology (2022–2023) and Sr. Director Integrated Planning and Logistics (2019–2021), with Director of Supply Chain at Northrop Grumman (2016–2019). Brady connects supply chain and IT, useful for applications serving logistics.
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Nathan Rogers
LinkedInExperience: Former VP of IT AMS Sector Information & Digital Officer · BAE Systems
Nathan Rogers became VP of IT AMS Sector Information & Digital Officer at BAE Systems in 2026, after SVP CIO Infrastructure Enablement at SAIC (2019–2026). Rogers also holds SVP & CIO, Governing Board Co-Chair at Evanta, a Gartner Company, (since 2019) and an IDC CIO Executive Council advisory board seat (since 2019). Rogers suits sector-level CIO questions in aerospace and mission systems.
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Reed Tewell
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Technology & Enterprise AI · Hanwha Defense USA, Inc.
Reed Tewell was Director of Information Technology & Enterprise AI at Hanwha Defense USA, Inc. (2025–2026) and Director of Information Technology at Leonardo DRS (2020–2025). Earlier roles were Regional Information Technology Manager (US East) at Safran (2019–2020) and Information Technology Manager at Zodiac Aerospace (2015–2019). Tewell cites aerospace and defense manufacturing IT, big data and AI.
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Shinoosh McAuliffe
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Information Officer, Military Systems Operation · GE Aerospace
Shinoosh McAuliffe has held several GE Aerospace roles: Chief Information Officer, Military Systems Operation (2018–2019), Senior Director - Technical Product Management (2019–2021), Chief Information Officer, Systems (2021–2023) and Executive IT Leader, Supply Chain Materials since 2023. McAuliffe focuses on digital strategy across fleet management and services operations.
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Steve Hull
LinkedInExperience: Former CIO · Lockheed Martin
Steve Hull was CIO at Lockheed Martin (2013–2016) and CIO at Leidos (2016–2022), and has been President, Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos since 2024, after EVP, Operations Manager - Enterprise & Cyber Solutions (2022–2024). Hull lists IT operations, networking, storage and cyber security as specialties, a fit for questions on enterprise IT and cyber security.
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Travis Garriss
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information and Digital Officer · Northrop Grumman
Travis Garriss became Chief Information and Digital Officer at Northrop Grumman in 2025, after SVP,CIO at BAE Systems, Inc. (2019–2025). Honeywell Technologies roles were VP, CIO (2016–2019) and VP, Enterprise Support (2014–2016), and Garriss joined the NPower board in 2026. Three CIO-level roles make Garriss the call on enterprise IT strategy questions.
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Yvonne Hodge
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation and CIO · Lockheed Martin
Yvonne Hodge was Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation and CIO at Lockheed Martin (2020–2025) and is now a Senior VP Strategic Advisor there. Earlier Lockheed Martin roles include Vice President, Business Innovation, Transformation, and Enterprise Excellence (BITEE) in 2019–2020, Vice President and Chief Information Officer Lockheed Martin Space (2016–2019) and Vice President Information Technology Operations (2012–2016).
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Zara Hedtke
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Enterprise Services and Strategy · L3Harris Technologies
Zara Hedtke is IT Director, Enterprise Services and Strategy at L3Harris Technologies (since 2024). As IT Director, IT Portfolio Shaping (2021–2024), Hedtke was responsible for executing mergers, acquisitions, integrations and divestitures. Earlier roles include Director, ERP Implementation at L3 Technologies (2018–2019) and IT Manager, ERP Business Analysis at Franklin Electric (2016–2018).
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Choose the right perspective
For enterprise transformation, Travis Garriss, Yvonne Hodge and Steve Hull are the senior voices, with Nathan Rogers and Shinoosh McAuliffe adding sector and business-unit CIO views. Zara Hedtke is the pick for ERP and M&A integration, Eric Larsen for cyber and network operations with a military background, and Reed Tewell, Jason Brady and Gary Guthrie for manufacturing IT, applications and architecture.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you run enterprise IT when some programs need separate classified networks and others sit on the commercial cloud?
- 02What has to happen in IT during the first months after a defense company acquires or divests a business?
- 03How should a defense manufacturer modernize ERP and supply chain systems without disrupting programs under contract?
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