Management Team

T. Wood  Parker

President, Intelligence Group
Northrop Grumman Information Technology

As president of the Intelligence group of Northrop Grumman Information Technology (IT), Wood Parker directs a leading provider of advanced systems engineering and integration services and solutions throughout the national security community.

Mr. Parker is responsible for the development, customization and deployment of intelligence-related technologies, systems and services provided to the U.S. government and commercial customers. He brings to this role in-depth expertise in overseeing mission-critical information technology support efforts for federal, intelligence and homeland security customers.

The Intelligence group offers cutting-edge expertise in command, control and communications; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems engineering, integration and development; geospatial, wireless, signal intelligence, communication and software technologies; information operations and analysis; and operations support to the intelligence, defense and homeland security communities. The Intelligence group maintains several engineering and research laboratories and manages a robust independent research and development program to develop and deliver mission-critical technologies and capabilities. The group’s TASC component has been appraised at Capability Maturity Model® Integration Level 5.

Previously, Mr. Parker was president of the IT sector’s Federal Enterprise Solutions unit, which serves the civil sector of the federal government market. The unit’s offerings include enterprisewide network solutions, IT systems development, integration, services and program management.

Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 2000, Mr. Parker was the managing partner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., Washington Consulting Practice in Washington, D.C. He was responsible for the professional services provided to the federal government, state and local governments, the health care sector and the postal sector. He was also responsible for building a consulting practice to serve commercial companies that deal with the public sector. Earlier, Mr. Parker was project partner/director for change management, business process reengineering, IT-enabled transformation, e-business transformation, and other initiatives for numerous private and public sector clients.

Mr. Parker is a frequent speaker at conferences across the United States and in Europe. He has written extensively about change management, leadership and transformation initiatives to achieve improved business results. He has a master’s degree in International Relations from Miami University (Ohio) and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University. Mr. Parker has served as a commissioner on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships; the president of the White House Fellows Association; a member of the Planning Forum and a principal on the Council for Excellence in Government.