Susan L. Penfield — Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton

Ms. Susan L. Penfield has been Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. since March 30, 2017. Ms. Penfield leads Booz Allen Hamilton Strategic Innovation Group, which drives focused innovation and functional strategies that empower people to change the world. Ms. Penfield serves as an Executive Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation. Ms. Penfield led Booz Allen Hamilton health business, where she drove technology and transformation initiatives across the federal, commercial and not-for-profit health space. Ms. Penfield provided consulting services for every major federal health-related organization in the U.S., and led several high-profile engagements, including: Oversight of the program, strategy and technology for the National Institutes of Health National Children's Study, Development of the National Plan to Combat Alzheimer's Disease, Transformation of the Centers for Disease Control's Vaccine for Children program and Implementation of large-scale technology transformation programs in support of the Federal Drug Administration's pharma covigilance, food safety and other regulatory programs. Ms. Penfield is dedicated to helping the D.C. community, working with several not-for-profits in the area. Ms. Penfield joined SEED SPOT's DC Advisory Board in 2016, a not-for-profit supporting entrepreneurs who create solutions to social problems. Ms. Penfield also serves on the board of directors for the Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health and works closely with the National Capital Chapter of the American Red Cross. Ms. Penfield is an Advocate for the recruitment, retention and the advancement of women. She serves as an Executive Adviser for our women's agenda and routinely speaks on STEM-related topics. Ms. Penfield received a 2017 Diamond Award from Girls Inc. DC for her outstanding executive leadership as a woman and for Booz Allen's service over the past 10 years for programs such as STEM Girls 4 Social Good. For the past 2 years, Ms. Penfield has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in government consulting for driving vision, innovation and achievement for American citizens through the Wash100 award. In 2017, she was recognized for her analytics and digital services program leadership and she was celebrated for her collaborative leadership in 2016. Ms. Penfield holds a B.S. in technology management from Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania and a certificate in management from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business.