Our Leadership
Shawn Purvis
President and CEO of QinetiQ US
Shawn Purvis serves as President and CEO of QinetiQ US, part of QinetiQ Group PLC. As CEO of
QinetiQ US,
Shawn
is responsible for the complete operations of the business while transforming QinetiQ US
into a
world class
provider of innovative defense and security solutions.
Over the course of Shawn’s 25+ years of P&L responsibilities, she has led billion-dollar
organizations in
the
areas of defense, intelligence and cyber security technical solutions in support of the
warfighter and
intelligence customers both domestic and global, achieving organic revenue growth and margin
improvement
year
over year. Her experience also includes the functional integration of a multi-billion-dollar
acquisition.
Shawn’s extensive experience includes strategic, financial, engineering, operations and
customer
focused
leadership positions within Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International Corporation
(SAIC) and
Northrop Grumman.
Shawn holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Information Systems and was named as one of the Top
25
Executives
to
Watch in 2020/2021 by Washington Exec and WASH100 winner in 2021 and 2022. Shawn is a member
of
QinetiQ’s
Global Leadership Team led by Steve Wadey, QinetiQ’s Group CEO and a member of the QinetiQ
US
Board.