Former Peraton CEO, Leidos & SAIC COO, and ODNI advisor brings over four decades of diverse national security leadership to company’s Board
Los Angeles, Calif—November 13, 2025 - Epirus announced today the appointment of Stu Shea to the company’s Board of Directors.
Shea brings more than 40 years of experience leading critical national security programs across space, intelligence, cyber, special operations and defense transformation to the Epirus Board. He was previously Chairman President & Chief Executive Officer of Peraton where he grew the company from ~$950M in revenues to roughly ~$7.1B through organic growth and M&A.
Shea also served as President & Chief Operating Officer of Leidos, a $7B science and technology company, following his role as Chief Operating Officer of SAIC, an $11B company. In that role, he led 40,000 employees through one of the most significant and complex corporate restructurings in the U.S. defense technology industry. Prior to the COO role, he led SAIC’s support to the national security community as President, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group and was previously Vice President, Space & Intelligence of Northrop Grumman’s TASC subsidiary. Shea is a decades-long pioneer in promoting the tradecraft of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) and founded the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and the GEOINT Symposium, the industry’s premier global forum.
“Stu is one of the most respected leaders in the national security and defense innovation ecosystem. His strategic vision, executive prowess and decades of leadership throughout the top echelons of the U.S. defense and intelligence apparatus will be invaluable to Epirus as we continue to scale our company and the Leonidas high-power microwave platform,” said Andy Lowery, Epirus CEO.
In addition to his industry career, Shea has a long record of public service at the highest level of the U.S. intelligence community. He served at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as both a member and Chairman of the DNI’s Senior Advisory Group to five Directors of National Intelligence spanning two presidential administrations.
“It’s a true honor to join Epirus at this critical point in the company’s growth. Epirus is advancing the frontiers of defense technology to meet the asymmetric challenges our warfighters are facing,“ added Shea. “Their mission aligns perfectly with what our national security community needs to win today’s fight.”
Shea currently serves as Strategic Advisor to technology companies in the national security industry and is an Executive in Residence for National Security at George Mason University’s Honors College. He holds a Master of Arts from the University of Kansas, a Bachelor of Science from State University of New York at Albany and executive education credentials from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, Harvard Business School, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and The George Washington University’s School of Business and Public Management. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from George Mason University and has received numerous honors for his contributions to the intelligence community including the Intelligence Community Seal Medallion and induction into the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOINT Hall of Fame.
About Epirus
Epirus is a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security. Epirus' flagship technology, Leonidas, is a software defined, energy-based high-power microwave platform, built using intelligent power management techniques that allow power-hungry systems to do more with less. For more information on Epirus' solutions or to request an interview with subject matter experts, please contact media@epirusinc.com.
