Director Since: 2021

Toni Townes-Whitley has served as CEO of SAIC since October 2023. SAIC is a $7.5 billion government technology firm that serves the U.S. national defense and civilian government agencies. Ms. Townes-Whitley previously was President of U.S. Regulated Industries at Microsoft from July 2018 to September 2021, where she led the company’s U.S. sales strategy for driving digital transformation across customers and partners within the public sector and commercial regulated industries. Prior to this, Ms. Townes-Whitley was Corporate VP for Global Industry at Microsoft, a role she held since 2015. Before starting with Microsoft, Ms. Townes-Whitley worked for CGI Corporation, an information technology and business consulting services firm, from 2010 to 2015. During her tenure at CGI, Ms. Townes-Whitley held the positions of President and Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2015 and SVP, Civilian Agency Programs from 2010 to 2012. From 2002 to 2010, Ms. Townes-Whitley held various senior leadership positions at Unisys Corporation, a global information technology company that provides a portfolio of information technology services, software, and technology.

Impact on Board:

• Extensive background in the technology industry and with driving digital transformations
• Leads a company of approximately 24,000 employees, resulting in significant knowledge of human capital management topics
• Sustainability expertise, including by representing Microsoft on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, participating in the establishment of Microsoft’s framework and plan for social equity, and leading Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence Ethics Program