DeEtte Gray
DeEtte Gray is the president of U.S. operations for CACI International Inc, a Fortune 500™ company with more than 25,000 employees committed to expanding the limits of national security. Gray is responsible for strategic planning, serving customers with excellence, driving market growth, and investing in the development of technology for the future. She proudly leads more than 20,000 employees who deliver outstanding program performance for CACI customers and their missions across C3I, Cyber, Digital Solutions, Enterprise IT, Mission Engineering and Support, Space, and Spectrum Superiority.
Gray joined CACI in 2017 and has held multiple executive roles driving company growth. Most recently, she served as president of CACI’s business and information technology solutions organization, where she led the delivery of enterprise IT and digital solutions that modernize and enable government agency operations.
Before joining CACI, Gray served for five years as president of the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems. In this role, she oversaw the delivery of a broad range of solutions and services, including information technology, intelligence analysis, cyber operations, and systems engineering, integration, and sustainment that enabled military and government customers to meet mission demands.
Gray also spent 13 years at Lockheed Martin in positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president of enterprise information technology solutions for information systems and global services-defense. In that role, she led the group’s worldwide business supporting Department of Defense and government agency customers with enterprise architecture, software, cybersecurity, network operations, and project management solutions.
Gray recently served as chair of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International board of directors and is active in other industry associations. Currently, she serves on the Virginia Children’s Science Center Advisory Board.
Gray has received numerous awards and recognition throughout her career in both education and defense. They include Lockheed Martin's prestigious Nova Award for leadership, the company's highest and most distinguished leadership recognition.
Furthermore, her contributions to federal IT earned her a place on the Fed 100. Gray has also received nine Executive Mosaic Wash100 awards, including the 2025 popular vote winner, as well as AFCEA's Women's Appreciation Award for her leadership in promoting STEM and advancing women in the workplace.
A native of North Carolina, Gray earned a Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science degree from East Carolina University. She later returned to NC State to deliver the commencement address to the College of Education in 2014.