| 2021-03-10 |
Carey A. Smith joined Parsons’ Board of Directors in December 2020. She also serves as Parsons’ President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Ms. Smith joined Parsons in 2016 as President of our Federal Solutions business, which she helped shape and grow into the current portfolio. She was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2018 when we merged our Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure business segments, and she was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2019. Ms. Smith received an honorary doctorate degree from Ohio North University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and a bachelor-of-arts degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. She serves on the board of directors of Edison International, including service on the compensation and executive personnel and safety and operations committees; the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation; and the Professional Services Council, where she is vice chairman of the board of directors and a member of the executive committee. In addition, Ms. Smith is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Fellow and has received numerous industry awards. |
| 2022-03-02 |
Carey A. Smith was elected the President and Chief Executive Officer of Parsons Corporation in July 2021 and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors effective April 14, 2022. Ms. Smith joined Parsons in 2016 as President of our Federal Solutions business and has had progressive roles as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, and President and Chief Operating Officer. During her tenure, Ms. Smith has driven Parsons’ transformation into a balanced federal and infrastructure portfolio and moved the company up the solutions integration value chain. Prior to joining Parsons, Ms. Smith held a series of escalating executive leadership roles within the aerospace and defense industry at both Honeywell and Lockheed Martin, including serving as Honeywell’s President of the Defense and Space business unit. She serves on the board of directors of Edison International and on multiple non-profit boards, including the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, and the Professional Services Council, where she is chairwoman of the board of directors. Ms. Smith’s recognitions include being a four-time recipient of the Executive Mosaic Wash100, three-time recipient of the WashingtonExec “Top Execs to Watch”, top 5 COOs in Government Contracting, Ohio Northern University Alumni of the Year, and Marlington High School Alumni of the Year. Ms. Smith received an honorary doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and a bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. She has a cyber certification from NACD. |
| 2023-03-06 |
Carey A. Smith was elected the President and Chief Executive Officer of Parsons Corporation in July 2021 and Chair of the Board of Directors effective April 14, 2022. Ms. Smith joined Parsons in 2016 as President of our Federal Solutions business and has had progressive roles as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, and President and Chief Operating Officer. During her tenure, Ms. Smith has driven Parsons’ transformation into a balanced federal and infrastructure portfolio and moved the company up the solutions integration value chain. Prior to joining Parsons, Ms. Smith held a series of escalating executive leadership roles within the aerospace and defense industry at both Honeywell and Lockheed Martin, including serving as Honeywell’s President of the Defense and Space business unit. She serves on the board of directors of Edison International and on multiple non-profit boards, including the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, and the Professional Services Council, where she is chair of the board of directors. Ms. Smith’s recognitions include being a five-time recipient of the Executive Mosaic Wash100, four-time recipient of the WashingtonExec “Top Execs to Watch”, top 5 COOs in Government Contracting, Ohio Northern University Alumni of the Year, and Marlington High School Alumni of the Year. Ms. Smith received an honorary doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and a bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. She has NACD Directorship (NACD.DC) and cyber certifications. We believe that Ms. Smith is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to her unique qualifications and skills, as further described in the Board Skills Matrix set forth in this Proxy Statement. |
| 2024-03-05 |
Carey A. Smith was elected the President and Chief Executive Officer of Parsons Corporation in July 2021 and Chair of the Board of Directors effective April 14, 2022. Ms. Smith joined Parsons in 2016 as President of our Federal Solutions business and has had progressive roles as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, and President and Chief Operating Officer. During her tenure, Ms. Smith has driven Parsons’ transformation into a balanced federal and infrastructure portfolio and moved the company up the solutions integration value chain. Prior to joining Parsons, Ms. Smith held a series of escalating executive leadership roles within the aerospace and defense industry at both Honeywell and Lockheed Martin, including serving as Honeywell’s President of the Defense and Space business unit. She serves on the board of directors of Edison International, the Professional Services Council non-profit, where she previously served as chair of the board of directors, and the Saudi-Arabia Parsons Ltd (SAPL). Ms. Smith’s recognitions include being a six-time recipient of the Executive Mosaic Wash100, four-time recipient of the WashingtonExec “Top Execs to Watch”,Virginia 500 Power List, top 5 COOs in Government Contracting, Ohio Northern University Alumni of the Year, and Marlington High School Alumni of the Year. In 2023, Ms. Smith was recognized as the GovCon Executive of the Year. Ms. Smith received an honorary doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and a bachelor-of-science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. She has NACD Directorship (NACD.DC) and cyber certifications. |
| 2025-03-05 |
Ms. Smith received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University. |