Board of Directors
Board Member
Ted Hengst
President
Harris Information Technology Services
Ted Hengst is president of Harris Information Technology Services, reporting to the group president of Government Communications Systems.Mr. Hengst is responsible for leading all aspects of HTSC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Corporation and an industry leader in providing information technology services to the U.S. Government. He is also responsible for working closely with our division leadership teams, key staff members, and customers to shape HTSC's growth strategies going forward.
Before joining Harris, Mr. Hengst served as senior vice president, Army Solutions for General Dynamics in Fairfax, Virginia. In this role he was responsible for the daily operations and integration activities of a $1 billion newly created business division. Prior to this assignment, he was vice president and general manager for Army and Civil Solutions-a $600 million business where he led the capture of programs such as TEIS, ITES 2S, and DHS-EAGLE.
Before taking the position at General Dynamics, Mr. Hengst served in the U.S. Army, retiring with the rank of colonel in 2002. His last assignment was as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and J6 at U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill AFB, Florida. As CIO, Mr. Hengst was responsible for planning, funding, and execution of all phases of information, computing, and communications resources for a 46,000-person command.
Mr. Hengst earned a B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an M.S. in management information systems from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California.
Harris Corporation is an international communications technology company focused on providing assured communications™ products, systems, and services for government and commercial customers in more than 150 countries. The company's operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF communications, broadcast communications, and microwave communications.
