On January 27, 2014, Executive Mosaic officially elected Ralph Shrader, Chairman and CEO at Booz Allen Hamilton, to join the ranks of the Wash100 as part of the latest group of inductees into the premier group of leaders on both sides of the intersection of the private and public sectors.
Shrader is the seventh chairman to lead Booz Allen since its 1914 founding and has also led the contractor’s Worldwide technology Business as its President, and earlier headed a division focused on IT, telecomm, and C4ISR.
In his time leading Booz Allen, Shrader has overseen great growth and transformation at the company – and has made clear that in order to continue growing, he will continue to evolve the firm in a market environment full of potential ‘pitfalls.’
“As far as what the rest of the industry will do, I think we have to leave it to the rest of the industry,” he told the Post. “I don’t think we’re too worried about getting left behind.”
A Doctor in Electrical Engineering, Shrader also concentrated in nuclear physics and engineering at the graduate level and spent a good part of his career leading major telecommunications operations.
Outside of the office, AFCEA established a scholarship program for women and minority students in his name after his work supporting those individuals as the association’s chairman. Shrader has also launched a Board-level diversity initiative at Booz Allen.

The Wash100 is a group of private and public sectors officially elected by Executive Mosaic’s organizational and editorial leadership for demonstrating a consistent commitment to organizational excellence, and driving above-average value to the American public through strategic vision, innovation and achievement.

Executive Mosaic inducts new leaders each year, but the recognition is earned over a career of work.

Tysons Corner, Va.-based Executive Mosaic is the only cross-platform media company that captures leading GovCon Executives’ perspectives on the latest developments and significant activity across government and industry.

Its media properties GovCon Wire, ExecutiveBiz, ExecutiveGov, and GovCon Executive serve as the most comprehensive source of original executive content in the industry.