On February 26, Draper named Brandi Vann, PhD, its new vice president and chief strategy officer, effective March 7. In this role, Vann will lead Draper’s annual strategy and business planning process, oversee the company’s business intelligence functions, coordinate legislative engagements, support the Draper SPARX program, and lead Draper’s New Business Council.
Vann reports to Draper’s President and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Wohletz, PhD, and serves on the company’s executive leadership team.
“Brandi has a broad understanding of Draper’s national security customers and the technical and programmatic challenges they face,” said Wohletz. “Her insights and experience will help shape our business and technical strategy to better meet the needs of these customers.”
Vann joined Draper’s strategy office in 2025 as principal director of strategic implementation and planning. In this role she worked closely with the company’s four business units and engineering teams to ensure their alignment with Draper’s vision and strategy.
Prior to joining Draper, Vann was the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence and Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs (ASD(ND-CBD)) and the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs (PDASD(NCB)). In this capacity, she supported Department of Defense activities to ensure a safe, secure, effective, and modernized U.S. nuclear deterrent against weapons of mass destruction threats while also providing defense capabilities against weapons of mass destruction and ensuring compliance with international NCB treaties and agreements.
In 2023, Vann was awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award for her tremendous career in the Defense Department including her support and transformation of the biodefense national security mission.
Source: Draper
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