Lisa Gardner, Senior Director of Business Development, Strategy at Leidos Health

Lisa Gardner serves as the senior director for business development and strategy at Leidos Health, responsible for leading the company's capture activities within the health and human services portfolio. 

The government information technology industry veteran previously served as vice president of business development at Pyramid Systems, a woman-owned company that offers IT consulting services to the federal sector, according to her LinkedIn profile.

In the said role, Gardner was responsible for leading overall business development processes to drive large-scale captures that bring continued and lasting growth to the organization. 

Pyramid Systems is a Virginia-based technology transformation company that specializes in Agile DevSecOps, user experience, data analytics support and IT consulting services. 

Gardner served as vice president at Engility, an engineering and logistics services provider headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. She contributed to software development, enterprise program management, IT, scientific computing and multiple high-performance computing engagements. 

Gardner was promoted to the leadership role of client account director, as part of Engility's acquisition and integration of Dynamics Research Corporation.

She led contract management, customer engagement and growth activities across a portfolio that includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Internal Revenue Service and state and local governments. 

Gardner also held management or consultancy roles at Pivotal Insight, General Dynamics IT, American Management Systems and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting.

She earned a bachelor's degree in commerce and a master's degree in IT management from the University of Virginia.