L. Roger Mason, Jr.

Roger Mason serves as the Chief Growth Officer at V2X. In this capacity, he is responsible leading the company’s integrated growth function including corporate strategy, business development, technology development (IRAD), marketing, communications, competitive intelligence, government affairs and growth operations.

Prior to joining V2X, he served as President of Peraton’s Space & Intelligence Sector, a $2 billion business focused on delivering aerospace flight systems, advanced products, mission solutions, technology services, and global operations for the civil and national security space markets and major Intelligence Community agencies.

Previously, Dr. Mason served as the first Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Systems and Resource Analyses, where he was the DNI’s principal intelligence officer for determining the National Intelligence Program, IC requirements, strategic capabilities, and cost analyses. He was awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal — the IC’s highest award — and led his team to four Intelligence Meritorious Unit Commendations. His overall career spans three decades and includes senior executive positions at Parsons Corporation, General Dynamics, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and Noblis, with a focus on national security and intelligence markets.

Dr. Mason’s board service includes a number of public, private, and non-profit boards, including Maxar Technologies, DigitalGlobe, the Intelligence Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences, the DNI’s Senior Advisory Group, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, and the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, where he was Chairman. He has also been a member of numerous independent reviews, studies, and failure investigations for top IC leaders and Congress in the areas of overhead reconnaissance, space resilience, and geospatial intelligence.

Dr. Mason earned a Ph.D. in engineering physics from the University of Virginia, an MBA from Kellogg, Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree in physics from the George Washington University.