Federal 100: Lt. Col. Mollie Pearson
Name: Lt. Col. Mollie Pearson
Title: Product Manager for Power Projection Enablers
Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems
Agency: U.S. Army
Global networker. Think your data center project is tough? Try tackling one in Kuwait or South Korea. Pearson, who is on the list for full colonel, leads the implementation of network modernization for the Army around the world and is responsible for the service's strategic IT infrastructure across five continents and 16 time zones. In 2014, she ran the successful execution of more than $1 billion in enterprise investments while managing what PEO EIS leader Doug Wiltsie labeled "the most complex and diverse IT portfolio" in PEO EIS.