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Jylinda Johnson

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Sector Vice President & General Manager-Government Operations, Commerce and Global Citizen Services at General Dynamics Information Technology
📍 Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Jylinda Johnson is the Sector Vice President and General Manager at GDIT, leading teams that provide IT modernization and mission services to over 20 federal civilian agencies. She holds both Masters and Bachelors degrees in engineering from the University of Virginia and was recently promoted to Senior Vice President of Federal Civilian.

She is passionate about mentoring women and STEM students and serves on the advisory board for the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Jylinda is also an executive committee member of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), reflecting her deep commitment to community and professional development.

Her father, also an engineer, inspired her career path, and she was the only Black woman in her undergraduate engineering program at UVA.

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Current Role
Sector Vice President & General Manager-Government Operations, Commerce and Global Citizen Services
Location
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
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Federal IT Modernization
Leads GDIT's digital modernization initiatives for more than 20 federal civilian agencies, focusing on cloud adoption and enhancing citizen services through technology.
Emerging Technologies
Remains focused on leveraging AI, machine learning, and data analytics to empower government agencies and enhance mission solutions, as noted in a recent executive feature.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Sector Vice President & General Manager-Government Operations, Commerce and Global Citizen Services
General Dynamics Information Technology
7-2018 - 8-2021
Vice President & Business Area Manager - Federal Civilian Government Operations
General Dynamics Information Technology
6-2015 - 7-2018
Senior Portfolio Manager
SRA, a CSRA company
1-2015 - 6-2015
Operations Manager for Workforce Optimization and Senior Director of the PM Institute
SRA, a CSRA company
1-2013 - 1-2015
Director, SRA PM Institute
SRA, a CSRA company
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Education
Master of Engineering
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science
University of Virginia
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