Prachee J. Devadas

Prachee J. Devadas has a career marked by more than two decades of success in federal contracting. In 2003, Ms. Devadas founded Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (Synergy), a woman-owned small business and government consulting firm focused on public health and education. She built a nimble, small business with powerful, big business skills and expertise, replete with a deep commitment to critical private and public social initiatives. Synergy employs a staff of more than 100 employees who manage high-profile communications, technical assistance, and research contracts for 12 federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Education, State, Homeland Security, Energy, and Defense.

Synergy has received numerous prestigious awards and has been consistently recognized for outstanding work performance. Under Ms. Devadas’s leadership, Synergy was ranked 14th on Washington Technology’s 2008 List of Top 25 Nationwide 8(a) Firms. Ms. Devadas received several awards, including a “Top 40 New Power Women of DC Tech Recognition Award” in 2017 and a “Minority Business Leader Award” in 2016 by the Washington Business Journal. In 2009, the U.S. Small Business Administration named Ms. Devadas Small Business Person of the Year for the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, and she also was awarded a proclamation from the Montgomery County Council in Maryland, where Synergy is headquartered.

Former President Barack Obama invited Ms. Devadas to the Oval Office for a meeting. Following the meeting, President Obama personally recognized Ms. Devadas during a press conference in the Rose Garden, where he singled out Synergy’s success as representative of the promise of opportunity in America. In 2010, President Obama invited Ms. Devadas to be among a select group of business owners and members of Congress present in the White House as he signed the Small Business Jobs Act. Additionally, in 2010, GovCon named Ms. Devadas one of the top five “Executives of the Year.”