Mark Peters Named New MITRE President and CEO
June 27 2024 - 12:26PM
Business Wire
National energy labs executive and scientist
to lead global not-for-profit
MITRE announced today that Mark Peters, Ph.D., will become the
company’s 10th president and chief executive officer effective
Sept. 3, 2024. He will succeed Jason Providakes, Ph.D., who
previously announced his intention to retire after 37 years with
the not-for-profit research and development (R&D) company and
seven years as president and CEO.
Peters is a recognized expert in nuclear fuel cycle
technologies, nuclear waste management, and national security with
more than 25 years of leadership and scientific discovery for
federally funded R&D centers (FFRDC). He currently serves as
executive vice president, laboratory management and operations, at
Battelle Memorial Institute, who with other strategic partners
operates eight FFRDCs for the government, with responsibility for
governance and oversight of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and
U.S. Department of Homeland Security national laboratories. Prior
to joining Battelle, Peters was the director of Idaho National
Laboratory and president of Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, a large,
multipurpose laboratory whose mission focuses on nuclear energy,
national and homeland security, and energy and environmental
science and technology.
“With a deep commitment to our government sponsors, our mission,
and our people, Mark brings a technical curiosity and a
systems-thinking mindset,” said Rodney E. Slater, chairman, MITRE
Board of Trustees, and a former U.S. secretary of transportation.
“He will lead our nearly 10,000-strong MITRE team to accelerate
innovation and enhance creative problem solving on a range of
technology challenges including artificial intelligence,
cybersecurity, transportation safety, public health, and national
defense.”
Peters succeeds Providakes, whose visionary leadership propelled
MITRE from its early roots developing advanced air-defense systems
to expanding its national and global impact in the fields of
health, cyber, veterans’ affairs, social innovation, government
modernization, security, and intelligence. Slater added: “During
his MITRE tenure, Jason demonstrated a commitment to MITRE’s
diverse culture and mission-driven teams, whose world-class
expertise and technical capabilities drive innovation and
accelerate solutions on behalf of our sponsors, partners, and
nation.”
“Mark has a clear record of success building collaborative
partnerships with industry, academia, and other partners,” said
Providakes. “Because of that, he will continue to advance MITRE’s
technical expertise and unbiased outlook across government.”
Previously, Peters was Argonne National Laboratory’s associate
laboratory director for the Energy and Global Security directorate,
which included Argonne’s programs in energy research and national
security. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions at
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Additionally, he served two terms
as chair of the National Laboratory Directors’ Council,
representing the interests of the 17 DOE national labs.
“I’m honored and humbled to serve the public interest and build
on MITRE’s entrepreneurial spirit and record of success in federal
and collaborative R&D on consequential technology like AI,
cybersecurity, data analytics, and nuclear communications, command,
and control systems,” said Peters. “I look forward to being part of
the MITRE community and continuing Jason’s legacy of transformation
to deliver on MITRE’s mission of solving some of the most vexing
challenges facing the nation in our lifetime.”
Peters was awarded the 2023 Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman
Award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding service in
developing and guiding the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. In
2021, he was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering and
in 2015 was named a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society for
outstanding accomplishments in nuclear science and technology. He
also serves on several boards and councils, including the Idaho
Power Board, the National Academies Board on Human-Systems
Integration, and several that support innovation and economic
development.
Peters received his doctorate in geophysical science from the
University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in geology from
Auburn University. He has completed management and leadership
training, including the Strategic Laboratory Leadership Program at
the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
About MITRE
MITRE’s mission-driven teams are dedicated to solving problems
for a safer world. Through our public-private partnerships and
federally funded R&D centers, we work across government and in
partnership with industry to tackle challenges to the safety,
stability, and well-being of our nation.
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