Leadership

Paul Strasser has held executive positions over the last 26 years during a distinguished 39-year career in Science, Engineering, Information Technology and Management Consulting, supporting mostly the US Federal Government.

Prior to founding GovCon Growth Advisors, Strasser was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brillient Corporation. During his two-year tenure with Brillient, the company grew revenue organically, three times, to over $100M. Strasser joined Brillient as President in 2019 after leading Data Systems Analysts’ (DSA’s) Information Management Solutions Group as Executive Vice President.  There he led operations supporting federal, state and commercial customers. At DSA, he also served as President and CEO of Project Performance Company, LLC (PPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Data Systems Analysts (DSA), following the acquisition of PPC by DSA in 2017. Strasser, working with FedCap Partners, led the sale of PPC to DSA.

Prior to DSA and beginning in 2014, Paul Strasser served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PPC, a twenty-five-year-old, IT Solutions company. There he successfully led PPC to growth in high-end Information Technology (IT) solutions prior to the sale to DSA in 2017.

Before joining PPC, Paul was the Senior Vice President at Engility Corporation (NYSE: EGL) following the acquisition of Dynamics Research Corporation (NASDAQ: DRCO) in January 2014. As SVP at DRC, he initially led Corporate Strategic Development and later transitioned into operations focused on cyber security, science and technology, healthcare, financial regulatory reform, homeland security and ISR. He supported customers across the Federal Government including Civilian Agencies, Department of Defense, and the Intelligence Community.

His prior 28 years in technical and senior management positions included being the Chief Operating Officer at Pragmatics (2004-2010), VP for Titan Corporation and legacy companies (1994-2004), and software and systems engineer at various companies including Lockheed Missiles and Space.

Strasser has a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology with minors in Astronomy and Marine Sciences.  He earned a graduate certificate in Information Systems Management from the University of Southern California.

Active in several Industry Associations, including AFCEA and IAC, he currently serves on the ACT-IAC Executive Committee as Past Chair having been Chair in 2019/2020.  He has served on the Executive Committee for over five years and in 2017 served as Vice Chair for Finance. Previously, he served as the ACT-IAC Industry Chair for the Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) in 2013 and ELC Industry Vice Chair in 2012. Strasser also served on the boards at GEIA (as Vice Chairman), ITAA (which merged with GEIA), and TechAmerica, serving on audit and financial committees.

In 2013 and 2020, Mr. Strasser was honored to receive a Federal 100 Award for work in Information Sharing supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and for his work supporting government-wide initiatives at ACT-IAC, respectively.

Recently, Mr. Strasser was recognized and received the 2023 ACT-IAC Industry Executive Leadership Award, presented in the spirit of Janice K. Mendenhall Award.

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“Paul Strasser has my vote to be in the GovCon Hall of Fame. He is a true industry leader.”

— Dave Wennergren, CEO, ACT-IAC

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