Future of Business: SAIC’s Toni Townes-Whitley on Leading Strategic Transformation

With more than $7 billion in annual revenue and 24,000 employees,
SAIC provides engineering, digital, AI, and mission support to
defense, space, intelligence, and civilian customers. CEO Toni
Townes-Whitley took the helm a year ago, after stints as a senior
executive at Microsoft, CGI Federal, and Unisys. She discusses her
approach to strategic transformation at SAIC through fine tuning
and employee upskilling, rather than wholesale change. She also
shares how the company is incorporating cutting edge technologies,
like generative AI, with appropriate safeguards for government
clients.