10 Leidos procurement leaders
Gene Girondo, VP & Procurement Director, Global Services Group at Leidos, heads this group of ten Leidos procurement leaders, who include group procurement directors, a head of subcontracts and procurement and associate directors of procurement. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Leidos from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
David Abel
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · Leidos
David Abel was Director of Procurement at Leidos from January 2024 to June 2026, a leader within global supply chain for strategic sourcing and enterprise subcontracts. David Abel was Director Of Procurement at Dynetics, Inc. from 2022 to 2024 and a Procurement Manager there from 2020 to 2022, and has been a Senior Contracts Manager at Outpost Technologies since June 2026.
Florin Pueblos
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Contracts & Subcontracts Director · Leidos, Inc.
Florin Pueblos has been Vice President, Contracts & Subcontracts Director at Leidos since September 2014, and the profile headline gives the role as Vice President, Contracts & Procurement Director. Florin Pueblos was Deputy Contracts Director at Leidos from 2013 to 2014 and held vice president contracts director roles at SAIC from 1993 to 2013.
Gene Girondo
LinkedInExperience: VP & Procurement Director, Global Services Group · Leidos
Gene Girondo holds the role of VP & Procurement Director, Global Services Group at Leidos, which the profile dates from February 2003, and also lists Procurement Director at SAIC from 2003 to 2013. Gene Girondo was Manager, Subcontracts & Purchasing at DynCorp from 2000 to 2003 and describes business experience in the federal government arena serving intelligence, defense and civilian agencies.
James Garrison
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Group Procurement Director, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group, National Security · Leidos
James Garrison has been Vice President, Group Procurement Director, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group, National Security at Leidos since December 2004, a role the profile tags at executive level. James Garrison was a Sr Buyer at Unisys from 1985 to 2000 and worked in production control and planning at Atlantic Research Corporation from 1980 to 1985.
Jim McMahon
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director of Contracts and Procurement · Leidos
Jim McMahon has been Associate Director of Contracts and Procurement at Leidos since August 2012, based in San Diego. Jim McMahon describes work as a senior contracts professional focused on contracts administration that supports corporate performance and growth, and this Leidos role is the only work row the listing shows.
Kevin Patterson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Material Operations & Procurement · Leidos
Kevin Patterson has been Director, Material Operations & Procurement at Leidos since May 2026 and also holds the title Contracts Director there. Kevin Patterson was Director, Supply Chain - Intelligence Sector at Leidos in 2026, Director, Global Supply Chain - National Security Sector from 2024 to 2026 and Group Supply Chain Director, Intelligence Group from 2023 to 2024.
Laura Foley-Wright
LinkedInExperience: Head of Subcontracts and Procurement / Associate Director, Subcontracts - UK · Leidos
Laura Foley-Wright has been Head of Subcontracts and Procurement / Associate Director, Subcontracts - UK at Leidos since March 2018, after serving as Contract Manager there from 2016 to 2018. Laura Foley-Wright held contracts roles at Lockheed Martin from 2005 to 2016, ending as Contract Manager, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply.
Matthew J Vepraskas
LinkedInExperience: Director, Procurement | Intelligence Group · Leidos
Matthew J Vepraskas was Director, Procurement | Intelligence Group at Leidos from January 2021 to June 2023, leading a multi-disciplined procurement team for the Intelligence Group, and was Director, Supply Chain Risk and Resiliency there from 2018 to 2021. Matthew J Vepraskas was Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer at Peraton from 2016 to 2018 and has been a Solution Architect at Leidos since 2023.
Melissa Cunkle
LinkedInExperience: Group Procurement Director · Leidos
Melissa Cunkle is Group Procurement Director at Leidos, a role the profile dates from November 1992, and the profile headline describes the job as Procurement Director at Leidos. The Group Procurement Director role is the only work row the listing shows for Melissa Cunkle, who is based in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area.
Rob McGill
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director of Procurement · Leidos
Rob McGill has been Associate Director of Procurement at Leidos since April 2023. Rob McGill held supply chain and buying roles at Northrop Grumman from 2018 to 2023, including Senior Supply Chain Manager and Principal Buyer, was a Senior Buyer at L3Harris Technologies from 2017 to 2018, and describes driving sourcing strategy as a supply chain and procurement leader.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose buying work is closest to your question, since group procurement, subcontract management, material operations and regional procurement involve different suppliers and rules. Check the dates on each role to see how current the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current procurement role, and what did you learn from it?
- 02How do you decide which suppliers or subcontracts get your team's closest attention?
- 03What have you learned from your own work about showing the business the value procurement adds?
Reaching Leidos procurement leaders
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