Robert Richards has joined Systems Planning & Analysis’s board of directors as the company continues to grow its technology-enabled capabilities and expand its impact across critical national security missions.
“SPA has built an outstanding reputation for technical excellence and mission impact,” Richards said. “I am honored to join the board and support the company’s continued growth.”
Richards brings nearly 15 years of executive leadership experience building and scaling defense technology companies. He has driven strategic growth initiatives and investor outcomes totaling over $5 billion in enterprise value, and completed over 20 buy-side acquisitions, three sell-side transactions and over a dozen financing transactions, helping organizations through periods of growth, integration and transformation.
Most recently, he served as chief financial officer of BlueHalo, where he led the integration of 14 acquisitions and helped guide the company through its sale to AeroVironment. Before BlueHalo, he served as CFO of Centauri, where he drove organic growth and led the acquisition and integration of six organizations before the company’s sale to KBR.
“Robert has helped build and scale some of the defense industry’s most successful growth stories,” said Rich Sawchak, SPA CEO. “His experience will be a tremendous asset to our board and leadership team.”