Retired President, US Government Business & Senior Executive Advisor

Dennis Doughty

Dennis O. Doughty

Dennis Doughty served as President of Booz Allen Hamilton's US Government Business before retiring in April 2009. He worked with clients in Defense, Security, and Civil government agencies. His functional capabilities included: strategy; operations; information technology; organization and change management; modeling/simulation/wargaming; economic and business analysis; and information assurance/enterprise resilience.

Previously, Mr. Doughty led the firm's major business units in information technology and telecommunications. His leadership in those sectors resulted in unprecedented growth for the firm and external recognition of Booz Allen Hamilton as a top-quality provider of IT consulting services in the US public sector market.

Mr. Doughty has served clients such General Services Administration, National Communications System, Department the Treasury, well providers equipment manufacturers, state-owned enterprises, government bodies North America, Europe, Latin America. His international assignments have ranged from helping newly liberalized commercial carriers prepare competition new markets, to aiding developing countries in revitalization of their telecommunications industries asd: strategy; operations; information technology; organization and change management; modeling/simulation/wargaming; economic and business analysis; and information assurance/enterprise resilience. Previously, Mr. Doughty led the firm's major business units in information technology and telecommunications. His leadership in those sectors resulted in unprecedented growth for the firm and external recognition of Booz Allen Hamilton as a top- preparation for national redevelopment and growth.

Mr. Doughty is a former member of Booz Allen Hamilton's Board of Directors, chaired the Board of Trustees for the firm's retirement program, and has led the strategic market planning function for the firm's public sector business.

Active in professional associations in the communications and information technology fields, Mr. Doughty has published papers on advanced communications architectures and technologies, and frequently speaks at industry conferences and symposia on the future of telecommunications systems and services. He was recognized by Federal Computer Week magazine with a "Federal 100 Award" for his contributions to the advancement of information technology solutions in the US Federal Government.

Mr. Doughty is also active in the community and serves on the Executive Board of the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In support of the Boy Scout's mission he has led career programs and introduced new technology applications to the organization. He also serves on the advisory boards for Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, and for the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame.

Before joining Booz Allen, Mr. Doughty was a member of the technical staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories. There he participated in projects to develop telephone features for business and residential customers including the design of Centrex features for extensive service customization. He also analyzed the operational effects of new systems on Bell Operating Company procedures.

Mr. Doughty received his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, and his B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Notre Dame. He was inducted into the National Engineering Honor Society, also known as Tau Beta Pi, in 2008.

profile updated May 2009