Ellen M. Lord — Board Member Accountability Profile
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Ellen M. Lord — Board Member Accountability Profile

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Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director / Former Trump Administration Official Role: Board Director, Parsons Corporation Board Tenure: 2022 – present Committee Memberships: Compensation & Management Development; Corporate Governance & Responsibility Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

> Basis for Inclusion: Ellen M. Lord holds a documented governance role at Parsons Corporation. Parsons Corporation is a major defense, intelligence, and government infrastructure services company deriving nearly all its revenue from U.S. federal government contracts — including classified national security, cyber, and intelligence programs. Parsons made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while holding billions in defense and intelligence contracts directly funded through presidential budget decisions. Lord served as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment under the Trump administration (2017–2021), the Pentagon official responsible for overseeing defense procurement — including contracts with companies such as Parsons. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

> Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director and Former Federal Official. Board membership is a matter of public record. Government service is public record.

> What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.

Biographical Overview

Ellen M. Lord served as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD A&S) from 2017 to 2021 under President Trump — the Pentagon’s top acquisition official responsible for overseeing all defense procurement, industrial base policy, and major defense programs totaling hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Before her government role, she served as President and CEO of Textron Systems, a defense technology subsidiary of Textron Inc. Lord joined the Parsons Corporation board in 2022, the year after her departure from the Pentagon. Her presence on the board of a major defense contractor following her oversight role at DoD raises standard revolving-door governance questions addressed by federal ethics law.

Board Role and Governance Authority

  • Company: Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN)
  • Board tenure: 2022 – present
  • Committee assignments: Compensation & Management Development Committee; Corporate Governance & Responsibility Committee
  • Source: Parsons DEF 14A filed March 2, 2026; SEC EDGAR

Prior Government Role

  • Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD A&S), U.S. Department of Defense, 2017–2021 (Trump administration)
  • As USD A&S, Lord was responsible for all DoD procurement, major acquisition programs, and defense industrial base policy.

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

  • Not publicly identified beyond Parsons

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Parsons Corporation corporate donor profile.

Sources

  • Parsons Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement filed March 2, 2026; SEC EDGAR
  • U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, public records
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