Liz Porter
President, Health
Elizabeth (Liz) Porter is president of Leidos Health, where she leads more than 13,000 employees delivering technology-driven, citizen-focused solutions across the healthcare and civilian sectors. She brings deep mission understanding and a focus on improving outcomes through innovative, differentiated capabilities.
Previously, Porter served as president of the Leidos Health Group, where she led efforts to enhance care delivery, improve patient outcomes, and solve complex federal health challenges. Before that, she was senior vice president and operations manager for the Federal Energy and Environment business, delivering environmental, energy, and engineering solutions to government customers.
Porter also served as program director for the Department of Defense Information Networks & Mission Partner program, overseeing support and growth across the Joint Information Environment, including key Defense Information Systems Agency enterprise services and mission-critical programs.
Before joining Leidos, Porter was director of energy initiatives in corporate engineering and technology at Lockheed Martin, where she led enterprise-wide strategy to expand the company’s energy business. In 2012, she was recognized by the Department of Energy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the first recipient of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Initiative Award for Corporate Implementation.
Earlier in her career, Porter held engineering and program leadership roles supporting major defense systems, including the Defense Messaging System and Global Transportation Network. She began her career as an electrical power subsystem engineer at Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems Company.
Porter holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University and an MBA from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She serves on the Villanova College of Engineering Advisory Board, the executive committee of the Healthcare Leadership Council, and the board of directors for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.