Jonathan Riksen

Jonathan Riksen serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager for QinetiQ’s National and Global Security Solutions Business Unit. He has managed large P&Ls which oversee a diverse range of customer missions, from infrastructure and application modernization to intelligence and surveillance innovation. He excels at building enterprise strategies to support scaling mission capability. Jonathan’s primary focus has been Federal clients, such as the Department of Homeland Security components and Federal Law Enforcement agencies. He is considered an industry leader in the areas of Customer Strategy, Technology Innovation, Hybrid Cloud, Automation and Analytics. Riksen’s “mission first, client first” mantra has helped him collaborate on some of the most innovative, modernizing, and successful engagements in government. He has been instrumental in helping national security clients transform legacy operations and move to cloud technology; helping to reduce the time and expense of maintaining traditional infrastructure for critical government systems. He continuously works hard to share his insights and thought leadership with his peers and the broader federal community. Riksen has his MBA from George Mason University and is a husband and father of four.