Joseph W. Craver, III

President, Health, Energy and Civil Solutions Group

Joseph W. Craver, III, is the president of SAIC's Health, Energy and Civil Solutions Group, one of three SAIC operating units. Headquartered in McLean, Va., the group is composed of more than 13,500 professionals focused on providing solutions and services to our primary customers in health, energy, environment, and federal civilian markets.

The group provides critical infrastructure solutions for areas such as energy renewables, smart grid, cancer research, electronic health records, homeland security solutions for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats and systems, non-intrusive inspection for cargo and baggage systems, complex IT, smart power, science, and mission assurance for NASA, environmental assessments and cleanup. The group also provides systems engineering and integration across all customer sets.

Under Craver’s leadership, the group has shown consistent strength in growing business, integrating acquisitions, and developing important new business opportunities for SAIC.

Craver joined SAIC in 1989 as a staff engineer in San Diego for SAIC's Space, Energy and Environmental Sector. In 1997, he became senior vice president of SAIC's Engineering and Environmental Management Group, where he led the development and expansion of SAIC’s early environmental business. He then progressed to a group president role in 2007, where he led the company’s Infrastructure, Logistics, and Product Solutions Group prior to his current role.

Craver began his career with the U.S. Navy in nuclear submarines, after graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in ocean engineering. He was an engineering officer on a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine and certified by the Office of Naval Reactors as a chief engineering officer, responsible for all operation and maintenance of a naval nuclear power plant. He also was assistant officer in charge and pilot of the deep submergence vehicle Sea Cliff, one of the world's deepest diving submersibles, capable of diving to 20,000 feet.

Craver currently serves on several boards, including: BPL Global, Ltd. (BPLG); Junior Achievement of Greater Washington; and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA).