My parents were academics, so growing up as a “university brat” who spent a lot of time on campus and among professors who visited our home, I like to say that I “started college” at the age of 5. That experience instilled in me a deep sense of intellectual curiosity at a very young age and taught me that I could master anything I set my heart and mind to. Embracing learning as a lifelong pursuit has aided me in every aspect of my personal and professional life.
Meet Andrew
Senior Vice President
As a leader in Booz Allen’s climate and infrastructure business, Andrew Larson focuses on developing digital transformation strategies and working closely with clients to implement them. He excels at finding ways to apply modern technologies in cloud computing, modern software development, and machine learning to meet our clients’ most pressing mission needs.
Andrew has more than 25 years of senior executive leadership experience, including 18 years in technology consulting. He has led large delivery teams, directly overseeing large-scale, mission-critical digital transformation programs for both federal agencies and commercial clients.
Prior to joining Booz Allen, Andrew was an account director at SAIC, where he was responsible for the development of the company’s IT services business at the Department of Commerce. He also oversaw multiple IT and professional services programs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, and General Services Administration.
Earlier in his career, Andrew spent more than a decade working internationally across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe. During this time, he also founded and managed an IT services startup in Japan.
Andrew is a graduate of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Partners Program, and he currently oversees Booz Allen’s participation in ACT-IAC professional development programs, conferences, and events.
Andrew holds a B.A. in history from Bates College and an M.S. in information systems technology from the George Washington University School of Business.
What makes you excited to come to work every day? What excites me most is working with an extremely talented and dedicated group of people, many of whom share the same passions and interests that I do. Every day at Booz Allen offers a new opportunity to learn from my colleagues and apply collective ingenuity to develop creative ways of leveraging technology to serve the vital interests of our nation.
I thrive on working in this creative space where I'm able to combine a deep, informed understanding of a client’s mission with Booz Allen’s rich technical capabilities to create new solutions that are uniquely suited to address the challenges at hand.
What is the greatest challenge your clients face today? One of the most difficult challenges that clients face is the need to develop executable digital transformation strategies. Many clients struggle to find the right equation—one that balances and accounts for a number of factors, including the need to sustain operations without disruption, reduce costs, and effect necessary organizational and cultural change. Solving this puzzle is something that the teams I lead are focused on every day.
How do you inspire your teams to do excellent work? How do your teams inspire you? My favorite leadership quote is from Harry Truman: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” When a team matures to the point where it's not about individual credit or even collective credit but about serving a mission or higher purpose, incredibly powerful forces are unleashed. This is what “mission alignment” is really all about. The teams I'm honored to lead inspire me when I see them stand up and serve one another and the client with all they have.
