Dan Antal

Dan Antal is executive vice president and general counsel of Leidos. He is responsible for corporate legal, contracts, supply chain, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and security operations. He also provides administrative oversight of ethics and compliance and internal audit functions.

Antal rejoined Leidos in April 2024 after serving as general counsel for Rolls-Royce Defence and North America since January 2021, where he led a global team. Before joining Rolls-Royce, Antal had a long career at Leidos serving in a variety of senior legal leadership roles, including corporate secretary and general counsel for the company’s Defense, Health, and Engineering businesses.

Prior to Leidos, Antal held leadership positions with global engineering and consulting companies. He served as U.S. senior counsel for a Canadian-based architecture and engineering firm and previously spent 10 years with MWH Global, a top 20 engineering firm with offices in 34 countries. During his tenure at MWH, he held several leadership roles, including associate general counsel and director of risk management for the Middle East. He also completed a two-year assignment in the United Kingdom in an operational capacity, where he led the integration of a strategic acquisition and assumed the role of international managing director.

Antal brings extensive experience advising executive leadership on complex legal, governance, transactional, and risk management matters affecting global services organizations. His expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management at both the project and enterprise levels.

Antal holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and a J.D./MBA from the University of Denver.
 

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