President's Leadership Team
SDL’s leadership honors our status as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) and values teamwork. We know that our continued success results from our talented workforce and our dedication to mission success. SDL’s positive work environment promotes a culture of rigor, integrity, diversity, inclusion, skill, passion, and technical expertise that we hope inspires tomorrow’s leaders.
Jed Hancock
President
Dale Andersen
General Counsel, Empowered Official
Jennifer Bettencourt
Division Director
Program Services
Robert Burt
Division Director
Engineering & Operations
Lance Fife
Division Director
Strategic & Military Space
Sharon Giles
Division Director
Human Resources
Niel Holt
Executive Director
Strategic Development
Lyndon Loosle
Chief Financial Officer
Business & Finance
Joe Mason
Division Director
Security & Information Assurance
Darin Partridge
Division Director
C4ISR Systems
Alan Thurgood
Division Director
Civil & Commercial Space
