HERNDON, Va. – October 27, 2026 -- Akima, a federal contractor with 11,000 employees, has appointed Michael Teegardin as Vice President of Marketing & Communications, giving him enterprise-wide responsibility for brand, marketing and communications strategy.
Teegardin takes the brand mandate at an 11,000-person federal contractor
Teegardin will lead Akima's brand, marketing and communications strategy across the enterprise. Akima is a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders. It ranked No. 31 on Washington Technology's 2025 Top 100 list of government contractors.
Its service lines span information technology, facilities and ground logistics, aerospace solutions, protective services, systems engineering, mission support, furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), and construction.
Akima President and CEO Bill Monet said the company has grown to more than 11,000 people supporting federal missions, and that he expects Teegardin to build on that success as Akima continues to grow its brand.
Former ASRC Federal communications chief built that company's marketing function from scratch
Teegardin has more than 20 years of experience advising CEOs, boards and senior leadership across the defense, aerospace, federal services and government sectors. He most recently served as Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs at ASRC Federal. There he established the enterprise marketing and communications function and led the company's rebranding.
Earlier, he was Vice President of Communications at BAE Systems and held communications roles at Weber Shandwick and the State of Minnesota. A U.S. Army veteran, he served as an intelligence analyst during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Teegardin holds a Master of Science in Communication from Purdue University and completed executive education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.