Liz Porter
President, Health & Civil Sector
Liz Porter is President of the Health & Civil Sector, a 10,000 person organization delivering unique capabilities in the areas of public health, care coordination, life and environmental sciences, and transportation.
Previously, Porter has served in several executive roles at Leidos, including as President of the Health Group, as Senior Vice President and Operation Manager of Leidos’ Federal Energy & Environment business, and as the Department of Defense Information Networks & Mission Partner Program Director. Before joining Leidos, Porter served as the Director of Energy Initiatives, Corporate Engineering & Technology at Lockheed Martin. In 2012, she was selected by the Department of Energy and MIT as the first-ever recipient of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Initiative Award for Corporate Implementation.
Throughout her career, Porter has led several critical initiatives, including advanced programs (proposal execution) management, engineering, and operations management for the Defense Messaging System, database design, and software development for the Global Transportation Network, all for Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems. She started her career with Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems Company (previously General Electric Astro) as a solar array design and electrical power subsystem engineer.
Porter graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs with a master’s degree in business administration. Porter serves on the Industrial Advisory Board to the Engineering Department at Villanova University. She also serves on the board for the American Red Cross of the National Capital Region and is a member of the Healthcare Leadership Council.