CHANTILLY, Va., March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Perspecta Inc.
(NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider,
announced today that its board has appointed Betty J. Sapp to the Perspecta Board of
Directors effective May 1, 2020.
Sapp retired as the director of the National Reconnaissance
Office (NRO), a joint Department of Defense-Intelligence Community
organization. She was the first woman to be named director of the
NRO and served in this role from July
2012 through June 2019.
"I look forward to welcoming Betty
Sapp to our board of directors," said Mike Lawrie, chairman of the Perspecta Board of
Directors. "Betty brings invaluable experience and unique insight
based on her years of leadership within the Department of Defense
and Intelligence Community that make her a fitting and impressive
addition to our board."
After a 17-year career in the United
States Air Force, serving in various acquisition and
financial management positions on air and space programs, Sapp
joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1997. There, she
was assigned to the NRO where she served in a variety of senior
management positions. Sapp was later appointed Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Portfolio, Programs and Resources in the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense of Intelligence in 2007
and served in various strategic leadership roles within the U.S.
government before being appointed as director of the NRO. Sapp
holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's of Business Administration
both from the University of
Missouri.
"Betty brings a wealth of knowledge to the Perspecta team, not
only from her experience in the Intelligence Community, but also
from her nearly two decades of active duty service in the Air
Force," said Mac Curtis, president
and chief executive officer, Perspecta. "I am confident she will
provide valuable guidance as a well-rounded leader who clearly
understands our strategic mission focus."
Additionally, Sapp currently serves on the board of directors of
Ball Corporation and The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
About Perspecta Inc.
At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve.
Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S.
government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health
care and state and local markets. Our 270+ issued, licensed and
pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the
story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services,
digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of
14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects work
tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and support
the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take on big
challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we enable
our customers to build a better nation. For more information
about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com.
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Perspecta believes that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve
a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these
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