Sector: Industrials
Director information for PARSONS CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey A. Smith | Chair of the Board and President and Chief Executive Officer | 62 | ["40 years of industry experience spanning the defense, intelligence and infrastructure markets","served in progressive leadership roles at Honeywell International Inc.","NACD Directorship (NACD.DC) and Cyber Governance Certified","Honorary doctorate from Ohio Northern University","Master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University","Bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University","GovCon Executive of the Year Award in 2023","Eight-time recipient of the Executive Mosaic Wash 100"] | ["Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee","Safety and Operations Committee"] | 2026 |
| Darren W. McDew | Director | 65 | ["Commander, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)","Senior uniformed officer responsible for global air, land, and sea transportation","Military Aide to the President","Strategic Plans and Policy for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs","Commander, Air Mobility Command","Experience managing large, complex global operations","Strategic planning, security, and risk management","Cybersecurity and supply chain infrastructure management","Succession planning","Leadership development","Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Virginia Military Institute","Master of Science in aviation management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University"] | ["Corporate Governance & Responsibility","Compensation & Management Development"] | 2026 |
| David C. Wajsgras | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 66 | ["Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Everfox","Former Chief Executive Officer of Intelstat","Board member of WESCO","Former president of the IIS business at Raytheon","Executive Mosaic’s Wash 100 list member","WashingtonExec’s CEO of the year in 2023","Intel Industry Executive of the year in 2019","Federal Computer Week’s Industry Eagle award winner in 2018","Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Maryland","Master of Business Administration from American University"] | ["Audit and Risk","Corporate Governance & Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Ellen M. Lord | Director | 66 | ["Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment","President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Systems","Leadership positions at Textron Systems and related companies","Former Vice Chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association","Served on the boards of the U.S. Naval Institute, U.S. India Business Council, and Defense Technology Initiative","Earned a Master of Science degree in chemistry","Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry"] | ["Compensation & Management Development","Corporate Governance & Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Gen. Darren W. McDew | USAF (ret) | [] | [] | 2026 | |
| George L. Ball | Director | 67 | ["Former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 2008-2022","Role in guiding company transformation","Led IPO in 2019","Served in multiple financial and operational positions","Served on boards of BrandSafway, Cornerstone Building Brands, Wells Fargo RE Investment Corp, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, and Los Angeles County Arboretum Foundation","Holds NACD Directorship (NACD.DC) and cyber governance certifications","Bachelor's degree in accounting from Drexel University"] | ["Audit and Risk","Corporate Governance & Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Harry T. McMahon | Director | 72 | ["32 years in investment banking","strategic and financial solutions for corporations and institutions worldwide","leading teams on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory projects","broad experience in infrastructure, engineering, aerospace and defense, enterprise technology, and federal services","previously served as co-head of Global Corporate Finance at Merrill Lynch","Executive Vice-Chairman of Bank of America","chairman of the board of directors of Direct Relief","trustee of Claremont McKenna College","earned a bachelor-of-arts degree and honorary doctorate from Claremont McKenna College","master-of-business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business"] | ["Audit and Risk","Compensation & Management Development"] | 2026 |
| Letitia A. Long | Chairwoman of the Board | 66 | ["Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from 2010-2014","Deputy Director of the War Intelligence Agency","Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Intelligence (Planning, Policy & Resources)","Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence for the Department of War","Serves on the board of directors of T-Mobile U.S. and COPT Defense Properties","Member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors","Mentoring and advisory work for government on space and special reconnaissance programs","Remote earth sensing and geospatial intelligence experience","Chaired the Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility Committee at Raytheon Company","Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University","Master of Science degree in engineering from The Catholic University of America"] | ["Audit and Risk","Corporate Governance & Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Major General Suzanne M. “Zan” Vautrinot | USAF (ret) | [] | [] | 2026 | |
| Major General Suzanne M.“Zan” Vautrinot | President of Kilovolt Consulting, Inc. | 66 | ["President of Kilovolt Consulting, Inc.","31 years of service in the United States Air Force","Commander, 24th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber and Air Force Network Operations","Oversaw a multi-billion-dollar global cyber enterprise","Board director for CSX Corp., Ecolab Inc., and Wells Fargo & Company","NACD Directorship 100 Award","Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2017","Bachelor-of-science degree from the United States Air Force Academy","Master-of-science degree from the University of Southern California","Graduate of the Air Command and Staff and Air War Colleges","National Security Fellow at Harvard University"] | ["Audit and Risk","Corporate Governance & Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Mark K. Holdsworth | Director | 60 | ["Founder and managing partner of The Holdsworth Group, LLC","Co-Founder, managing partner and operating partner of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC","Managing director at BlackRock","Chairman of the board of directors of RF Industries, Ltd.","Over 25 years of board experience","Specializes in active management oversight, strategy, M&A activity, and complex financings"] | ["Corporate Governance & Responsibility","Compensation & Management Development"] | 2026 |
| M. Christian Mitchell | Director | 71 | ["Served on public and private company boards","Extensive experience addressing corporate governance and enterprise risk issues","Former national managing partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP","Former regional managing partner for various practices at Deloitte","Founding member of the board of directors of Deloitte Consulting","Current director for Columbia Banking System, Inc. and TPG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.","Served on the national board of directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors","Recognized as a Board Leadership Fellow by NACD","Named to the 100 Most Influential People in Corporate Governance list by Directorship magazine"] | ["Audit and Risk","Compensation & Management Development"] | 2026 |
| Robert H. Smith | Director | 61 | ["appointed to the Parsons Corporation Board of Directors on December 1, 2025","senior advisor to the Department of War’s Office of Secretary of War","inaugural member of Business Operators for National Defense programs","Chief Executive Officer for Blue Origin from 2017 through January 2024","responsible for business strategy, sales, operations, and engine product lines","President of the Mechanical Systems and Components business for Honeywell Aerospace","Chairman of the National Technology and Engineering Solutions for Sandia LLC"] | ["Compensation & Management Development","Corporate Governance & Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Steven F. Leer | Director | 73 | ["former chairman of the board of directors of Arch Coal, Inc.","served as director of Arch Coal, Inc. and its predecessor company from 1992 to 2014","chief executive officer from 1992 to 2012","managed numerous acquisitions and sales of public and private businesses","experience with environmental agencies and regulators","served on the boards of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Cenovus Energy","former regent of the University of the Pacific","former trustee of Washington University in St. Louis","served on the board of directors of USG Corporation","earned a bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from the University of the Pacific","earned a master-of-business administration degree from Washington University’s Olin School of Business","appointed the Lead Independent Director for Parsons effective April 14, 2022"] | ["Audit and Risk","Compensation & Management Development"] | 2026 |
