Sallie Sweeney

With 26 years of technology experience, Ms. Sweeney is currently a Senior Technical Capture Leader for Leidos. Previously, Ms. Sweeney served as KPMG’s cyber lead for the Defense and Intelligence sectors, and was chosen to lead KPMG’s market buildout in Charleston, SC. Ms. Sweeney served as Cybersecurity Lead and Principal Cyber Solutions Architect for GDIT’s Health, Homeland and Civilian Solutions Division, Chief Information Security Officer for Apprio, Inc, and as Director, Information Security for GDIT’s Health Solutions sector. She has stood up multiple security and IT programs for public and private sectors. Ms. Sweeney established the first Continuous Monitoring program for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the first Information Security Office for the Baltimore County, MD Government, and built the Ricochet Baltimore and DC poletop radio network. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and is a CISSP, ISSMP, CISM, and PMP.

Ms. Sweeney was elected to the CDCA Board of Directors in 2023 and is currently Co-Chair of the Public Relations Committee. She is an Executive member of the Board of Trustees at Notre Dame Preparatory School (Technology Chair) and serves on the Technology Advisory Board for Stevenson University. Ms. Sweeney was selected as a 2022 KPMG Award of Distinction recipient, the highest honor for a KPMG employee. Ms. Sweeney is a published author and regular speaker.