Keeping Our Nation Healthy and Safe

Founder Manish Malhotra serves as Unissant’s Executive Chairman. Under Manish’s guidance, Unissant has evolved from a startup to an Inc5000 fastest-growing company to its current position as a mid-tier GovCon leader. Throughout the company’s evolution, Manish has forged a focused approach to the federal market, applying data and technology to missions that keep our nation healthy and safe. His dedication to these missions has been recognized in the industry: he is a 2024 Engage Federal Health Honoree and member of the Board of Advisors at the Border Patrol Foundation. Manish holds an MBA from Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Pune University. In addition to being a “Gadget Freak,” Manish is deeply interested in interior design, and his influences permeate Unissant’s Herndon headquarters.

In July of 2024, Sumeet joined Unissant as President and CEO. Previously, he served as the inaugural member of Unissant's Board of Advisors following successful executive roles as Chairman and CEO of ARRAY, SVP Public Sector at Keane, and EVP and COO of ANSTEC. With a passion for helping companies evolve from small business to mid-tier, he leads Unissant’s focus on breakthrough growth and value delivery. Sumeet is a well-known and respected leader within the US GovCon community with over 30 years of experience. He is an active community leader supporting the DC/MD/VA region through his numerous board positions with the Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation, GO Virginia Region 7, Shakespeare Theatre Company and with his alma mater, George Mason University.

In his role as Chief Growth Officer, Tesh applies learning from 30 years of experience in corporate development. For Tesh, growth is invariable tied to mission results: he focuses on identifying corporate assets that best enable federal agencies to address their most complex challenges. He is adept at conceptualizing, analyzing, and executing strategic growth initiatives, with a solid record of consistent performance. Prior to joining Unissant, Tesh served as Chief Growth Officer at TSPI, Cadmus, and Dovel Technologies as well as senior leadership roles at Perspecta and ICF. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering. Outside the workplace, Tesh values time with family and enjoys golfing, woodworking, travel, and nature.

Venkat brings over 30 years of experience in IT and government senior management to his role as Unissant’s Chief Technology Officer. He leads Unissant’s Innovation Center, focused on enhancing value to our clients through mature methods and frameworks, thought leadership, rapid prototyping, and the development of tested and proven accelerators. Venkat actively participates in industry partnership organizations like ACT-IAC, AFCEA Bethesda, and others. Venkat spent a decade as a federal technology program director before returning to GovCon as a technology director, solutions architect, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Technology Officer. With a passion for emerging technologies, Venkat contributes to the tech community as an Advisory Board member of PolkaPrivate, a Blockchain startup focused on building a secure and anonymous transaction and messaging platform. Venkat is passionate about spending time with his family and dog, and serving his local community.

With 27+ years of business development, program management, and security operations experience, Jango holds deep expertise in the federal market. In his role as Chief Knowledge Officer, he oversees market research, pricing, branding and communications, and partner management. He is responsible for industry and corporate marketing and provides oversight and leadership for Unissant’s approach to technical execution, quality operations, project management methods, and process improvement programs. Prior to joining Unissant, he served as the Director of Knowledge Management and Corporate Initiatives at Optimos Inc, where he led the project management, operations, corporate quality assurance and corporate development initiatives of the organization. He holds a master's degree in computer applications, an MBA in information management and Certification in Global Healthcare Quality and Safety from Harvard Global Health Institute. In 2023, Jango was recognized as a FedHealthIT 100 awardee. In his free time, Jango is an avid nature and wildlife photographer with four Worldwide Wildlife Photography awards to his name.

As VP and GM, National Security, Sean oversees the company’s programs and growth within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DOD). Since joining in 2021, Sean has helped grow Unissant’s presence within DHS, particularly within Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In 2024 he was selected as an Engage National Security Honoree, recognized for his exceptional leadership within the National Security Industry. Prior to joining Unissant, Sean directed the National Security Business at Brillient and held Program Management roles supporting CBP and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Unisys, Quasars, and ECS Federal. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Technology Management from George Mason University and a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida. In his free time, Sean enjoys spending time with his six boys and coaching their athletic teams.

With over 25 years of experience leading federal IT portfolios, Ian serves as VP and GM overseeing Unissant’s work in the federal healthcare and civilian arenas. He spearheads both program delivery and account growth with a focus on enabling missions that advance health outcomes for our nation. Throughout his career, Ian has had the privilege of working with numerous agencies on everything from post-9/11 military readiness to air/water quality analysis (BP Oil Spill, Hurricane Sandy, etc.) to patient safety at the NIH Clinical Center to COVID data analysis, and much more. Ian provides impactful solutions that help his customers help their customers: citizens, patients, soldiers, researchers, etc. With a background in advanced data solutions including data analytics, data warehousing, and AI, he enables clients to optimize use of data as a strategic asset. Before Unissant, Ian held leadership roles at Octo/IBM, GovCIO, Guident, and CACI/AMS. He holds a bachelor's degree from James Madison University. Outside of the office, you can find Ian hiking with his family or working to improve his golf game.

As SVP of Business Development, Macon enhances our firm’s relationships within defense and civilian healthcare agencies. Her extensive experience and strategic insight position Macon as a key driver of Unissant's growth efforts. Prior to joining Unissant, she stood up the defense and civilian healthcare accounts at Cherokee Nation Businesses. There, she grew accounts from infancy to maturity, including engagements at component level DoD organizations, joint healthcare organizations such as Military Health Service and Defense Health Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

As Sr. Director, Business Development and Corporate Growth, Maria focuses on expanding Unissant’s federal market presence through strategic account planning and partnerships. She works across our business portfolios, identifying and pursuing opportunities to bring innovative solutions to national security, federal health, and civilian agencies. Maria’s experience spans program delivery, client and relationship management, and new business development. With a passion for empowering future leaders and advancing gender diversity within the industry, she is active in Women in Leadership professional development programs. Maria holds a master’s degree from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida.