Emma Sharma, Chief Administrative Officer at Valiant Integrated Services

Emma Sharma, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, serves as chief administrative officer and general counsel at Valiant Integrated Services, a global government services contractor.

Valiant specializes in training simulation and readiness, logistics and sustainment, mission and contingency operations, and maintenance and management.

Sharma has 20 years of experience as an international attorney. In her current role, she is in charge of overseeing business integrity programs and other administrative functions, Valiant said.

Her areas of responsibility include legal, ethics, global trade, global compliance contracts, subcontracts, security, human resources, internal communications and marketing, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Before she joined Valiant in 2016, Sharma served as chief ethics and compliance officer and as general counsel at Supreme Group USA.

The role oversaw legal and risk management matters for the company’s defense and government services business.

Her other duties included suspension proceedings, government contract claims, relationships with defense customers, compliance oversight and other investigations.

Sharma previously served as Motorola’s in-house counsel for the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan region. She was in charge of contract negotiations, litigation and employee-related issues.

Sharma earned a master’s degree in history from the University of Cambridge and serves as a member of the George Mason University GovCon Center board of advisers. She holds licenses to practice in several jurisdictions.