Shea began his career in 1982 as a software engineer at Rome Research Corporation, working on computer mapping applications for U.S. intelligence and defense agencies.[1] He later held technical and management roles at PAR Government Systems Corporation and The Analytic Sciences Corporation (TASC), which underwent a series of corporate acquisitions through the 1990s and early 2000s. After Northrop Grumman acquired TASC’s parent company Litton Industries in 2001, Shea became vice president and general manager of its Space and Intelligence Business Unit.[1]
In 2005, Shea joined Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), where he led several business units focused on space and geospatial intelligence. He was appointed chief operating officer in 2012, during which time SAIC split into two companies, Leidos and a restructured SAIC.[1] Shea became president and COO of Leidos following the separation and served until 2014.[1]
He later founded Shea Strategies, a consulting firm, and in 2017 was named Chief Executive Officer of MHVC Acquisition Corp, a government services contractor owned by Veritas Capital. The company was subsequently rebranded as Peraton, where Shea served as chairman and CEO from 2017 to 2024.[1][3][4]
Honors and awards
Shea was named a Fellow of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 1997.[1] In 2009, he received the Federal 100 (Fed100) Award from Federal Computer Week.[5] He was awarded the Intelligence Community Seal Medallion in 2016 by the Director of National Intelligence.[6] In 2018, Shea was inducted into the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s GEOINT Hall of Fame.[7] He has also been a multiple-time recipient of the Executive Mosaic Wash100 Award.[8]
Board service
Shea has served on a variety of industry, government, and academic advisory boards, including:
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