Lakshmi Ashok is vice president for service management integration at Leidos. She has made exceptional contributions to her enterprise through technical innovation.
Leidos is a company that specializes in defense, aviation, information technology, and biomedical research. It provides a wide range of services such as scientific, engineering, systems integration, and technical services.
Leidos was previously known as Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). In 2016, it merged with Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions, to become the largest IT services provider in the defense industry.
The company has contracts with various government agencies including the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community, as well as select commercial markets.
Lakshmi has created new products and processes that have significantly improved ability to benefit from the Leidos research and development (R&D) portfolio.
Her innovative technology has been successful in various processes and products that have greatly impacted the organization.
For example, she established a unique technology transition function that has led to a significant increase in the total value of new bids submitted, resulting in billions of dollars of recent awards based on the effective use of Leidos technology.
Lakshmi also established the data-enabled decision-making standard and has played a crucial role in shaping the R&D portfolio by driving innovation in areas such as automation, cybersecurity, digital user experience, and multi-cloud operations.
She is a skilled change agent who inspires excitement and energy to embrace change and is an exceptional leader. Lakshmi challenges stereotypes of women in the technology industry and is a role model for female technologists.
