Mara A. Motherway

Peraton's Senior Vice President of Government and Customer Relations, Mara Motherway is a recognized public policy expert and a retired US Naval officer with more than 21 years of service. With 25 years of government and private sector experience in strategic intelligence, acquisition, congressional affairs, organizational design, and business development, Ms. Motherway is a problem solver and innovator. While in government, her diverse career included deploying to the Middle East in support of combat operations, leading the Pentagon Division of the Joint Intelligence Task Force for Counter Terrorism, directing current intelligence operations for the Navy, managing legislative affairs for the Defense Intelligence Agency, and serving as the strategic advisor to the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Ms. Motherway was previously a board member for Naval Intelligence Professionals and currently serves on the Blue Star Families Board and the AFCEA Intelligence Council and National Defense Industrial Association Board. In 2018 and 2019, The Hill selected her as one of Washington’s Top Lobbyists for a Fortune 500 company.