Natalie M. Givans

Based in Herndon, Virginia, Booz Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Natalie Givans has over 27 years of experience in system security engineering, cyber security, information and mission assurance, and communications, information, and transmission security. Natalie is a senior leader in the firm’s Cyber Technology Center of Excellence.

Natalie is focused on three areas for the firm:

• Leading cyber security and privacy offerings and solutions for the firm's Health market
• Driving technology offerings and solutions into the Military Health System
• Driving the firm's overall service offerings and solutions in Booz Allen’s Navy/Marine Corps and Army Health business

Her teams provide privacy and security services integrated into the firm's CMMI, System Engineering, and Acquisition life cycles. Four major service offerings include:

• Security Programs, Policy, and Compliance
• Security Architecture and Engineering,
• Cyber Security Operations
• Mission Assurance/Enterprise Resilience.

Natalie was an active member of the System Security Engineering Capability Maturity Model (SSE-CMM) project, focused on ensuring that security is integrated into all acquisition and systems development lifecycles from their conception. She was an author of the SSE-CMM, which obtained its approval as ISO Standard 21827.

Natalie is a member of the Booz Allen Excellence Awards Committee and the Women's Leadership Initiative. She was named Engineer of the Year by the District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies for 2009.

Natalie chairs the Board of Directors for AFCEA International. She has been a member for 25 years, serving in a variety of roles including member of the board of the Educational Foundation, member of the board of the Building Services Corporation, and director of the Board of Directors. She was a member of the MIT Alumni Association Board of Directors, serving on the Finance Committee and establishing an ad hoc committee on Energy, Environment, and Sustainability.

She is also the firm's sponsor for the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, the Society of Women Engineers and its Corporate Partnership Council, and the Girl Scouts of America, including the Making the Connection program. She was the first sponsor for the firm's Parent's Forum. She is the Pack Committee Chair for Cub Scout Pack 673.

With an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, Ms. Givans also holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from MIT.

profile updated May 2011