Lisa Henke, a seasoned technology executive, has been appointed as the Chief of Technology and Innovation for Maxar Technologies’ intelligence business. She announced her new role in a LinkedIn post on Thursday. Previously, Henke served as the USG account executive for Army and Space Force programs at Maxar.
With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Henke is a U.S. Air Force veteran who joined Maxar in 2016 as the chief architect for open technologies. Prior to her time at Maxar, Henke was the chief architect for the Integrated System Program Office within the National Reconnaissance Office’s Ground Enterprise Directorate, where she led cloud transformation, ground development, and Agile transformation efforts.
Her extensive experience also includes systems engineering roles at Vencore, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. Maxar Intelligence is one of two separate businesses formed through a recent reorganization at the parent company following its acquisition by private equity firm Advent International in May 2023.
