DISA Director Robert Skinner Receives 2024 Wash100 Award

DISA Director Robert Skinner Receives 2024 Wash100 Award

Defense Information Systems Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on stage during the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual CIO Summit.

Vote now for Lt. Gen. Skinner as your favorite Wash100 winner at Wash100.com! The popular vote competition is coming to a close on April 30, and the winner will be announced in May.

Each year, the Wash100 Award recognizes the most influential, impactful and ambitious leaders across the U.S. government and the government contracting sector. These executives of consequence demonstrate outstanding leadership, vision, innovation, achievement and reliability, and they are the ones to watch in the coming year and beyond.

Skinner earned his third consecutive Wash100 Award this year in recognition of his leadership at DISA and within the critical areas of AI and cybersecurity. During his keynote speech at the CIO Summit, the DISA director previewed the agency’s new five-year strategy and spoke about topics such as AI, legacy tech and cyber threats. 

“As DISA Director, Lt. Gen. Skinner oversees one of the world’s most complex global defense and communications networks, and he’s responsible for maintaining our nation’s readiness in the event of a conflict; the gravity of his work cannot be understated,” said Garrettson. “Lt. Gen. Skinner is an authoritative, stalwart leader whose impacts at DISA echo across the entirety of the defense and intelligence landscapes. We’re proud to include him and his consequential work in our Wash100 list for the third consecutive year.”

Read more about why Skinner was selected for the Wash100 list here

Executive Mosaic congratulates Lt. Gen. Skinner and DISA on their selection to the prestigious Wash100 list.

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