Kevin Bennett, Former SAIC Executive and 28-Year Air Force Officer, Joins Lentech Board

# What happened Lentech announced the appointment of Kevin Bennett to its board of directors. The Elkridge, Maryland-based contractor said Bennett will advise company leadership on strategic growth, federal market positioning and enterprise operations as Lentech enters a phase of expansion.

# Who Kevin Bennett is Bennett most recently served nine years at SAIC as vice president of business development for an operating group that generated $1.4 billion in annual revenue. In that role he oversaw a pipeline of more than $100 billion across Air Force, combatant commands and Department of War agency customers. His team of more than 50 business developers, capture managers and solution architects won $4.8 billion in contracts, and the unit achieved 20% annual organic revenue growth over a three-year period.

Before moving to industry, Bennett served 28 years in the U.S. Air Force. His senior military assignments included deputy chief information officer at both U.S. Transportation Command and U.S. Cyber Command. He commanded the 49th Wing's Mission Support Group at Holloman Air Force Base. On the Joint Staff he advised the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on information sharing and cybersecurity policy.

# Why Lentech hired him Lentech's CEO Rose Allen said Bennett brings a combination of senior military leadership and large-scale federal business development experience. The company positioned the appointment as a way to draw on Bennett's perspective on the Air Force and defense client missions while leveraging his track record of driving growth at scale.

Bennett commented that he's honored to support Lentech and that he looks forward to sharing what he's learned across the Air Force and the federal marketplace to guide the company's continued growth.

# How this fits Lentech's recent moves The board appointment follows other leadership additions. Lentech recently named Ryan Rohr as chief growth officer to lead growth strategy, client relationships and strategic partnerships. The company also added Paul Dillahay, former Empower AI CEO and Wash100 Award recipient, to its advisory board in October 2024.

Those hires indicate Lentech is building both an internal growth engine and external counsel to support scaling in the federal market.

# What Lentech does Lentech provides IT and space systems capabilities and services to federal civil, defense and intelligence customers. Its offerings listed by the company include software development, cloud integration and hosting, cybersecurity, digital solutions, mission-focused artificial intelligence and space systems engineering and operations.

# Practical implications for federal customers and partners Expect Lentech to lean into defense and Air Force-focused opportunities where Bennett's background connects directly to customer priorities. His capture and pipeline experience suggests the company will pursue larger, complex IDIQ or program-level work across cyberspace, IT modernization and space systems. Internally, Bennett's mix of operational military cybersecurity experience and large-scale business development work may shape Lentech's approach to teaming, proposal positioning and enterprise sales processes.

# Bottom line Kevin Bennett's board appointment adds both operational cybersecurity and proven federal business growth experience to Lentech as the company expands its reach into defense and federal technology work. It fits alongside recent hires that prioritize revenue growth and advisory depth.