Dan Smith, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at ManTech

Dan Smith is the vice president of strategic initiatives at ManTech International and is a Potomac Officers Club member.

Smith oversees strategic positioning and growth and contributes to innovation and capabilities development. He is also responsible for the company’s enterprise IT, cyber, mission support and advanced analytics capabilities in support of homeland security and federal civilian clients.

The executive handles the execution of strategic priorities, achievement of business outcomes and identification of necessary investments.

He has been serving as VP of strategic initiatives since January 2021, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Before becoming VP of strategic initiatives, Smith served as VP of the company’s Homeland Security division from 2017 to 2021. In this position, he led and managed business outcomes for the Department of Homeland Security.

Smith started working at ManTech in 2015 as chief solutions architect for the company’s cybersecurity solutions group.

The other positions that the industry veteran has held include VP of technology and director of federal professional services at Govplace and senior manager of solutions consulting and engineering at GTSI Corp. He started his professional career in 2000 as the manager of enterprise solutions at McBride & Associates.

Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer and information systems security from Purdue University Global.

ManTech offers full-spectrum cyber, secure mission and enterprise IT, advanced data analytics, software systems development and mission operations services to clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civilian sectors.