Elizabeth Porter Biography and Net Worth

Elizabeth (Liz) Porter is President of Leidos’ Health & Civil Sector, a  leading provider of state-of-the-art technology and offerings for customers across the healthcare and civilian ecosystem. Porter leads the sector’s more than 13,000 employees in delivering transformational citizen-facing solutions using our differentiated capabilities and deep mission understanding.

Most recently, Porter served as President of the Health Group until January 2024, focused on holistic health solutions, enabling care delivery to improve patient outcomes, driving system efficiencies, and solving the most complex federal health problems. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President and Operation Manager for Leidos’ Federal Energy & Environment business. This business provided world-class environmental science, energy and engineering solutions and services to federal, state, and local customers.

Porter previously served as the Department of Defense Information Networks (DoDIN) & Mission Partner Program Director. In that role, she was responsible for the support and expansion of customers within the Joint Information Environment. These included task orders focused on the Joint Force Headquarters DoDIN, Joint Regional Security Stacks, Mission Partner Support, and multiple other DISA Enterprise Services.

Before joining Leidos, Porter was the Director of Energy Initiatives, Corporate Engineering and Technology at Lockheed Martin. In that role, she was responsible for developing and executing the strategy for a cross corporate energy campaign, to leverage the whole of Lockheed Martin’s capabilities and grow the business. In 2012, she was selected by the Department of Energy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first-ever recipient of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Initiative Award for Corporate Implementation.

Throughout her career, Porter has led several critical initiatives, including advanced programs management, engineering, and operations management for the Defense Messaging System, database design, and software development for the Global Transportation Network, all supporting Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems. She started her career with Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems Company (previously General Electric Astro) as a solar array design and electrical power subsystem engineer.

Porter graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs with a master’s degree in business administration. Porter currently serves on the College of Engineering Advisory Board at Villanova University, the executive committee of the Healthcare Leadership Council, and the Board of Directors for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.