Lawrence B. Prior, III

Chief Operating Officer

Lawrence B. Prior III was named chief operating officer of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) on October 1, 2007.

Prior previously served as president of SAIC's Intelligence, Security and Technology Group, headquartered in McLean, Virginia. With more than 11,000 employees, it is SAIC's largest line organization and one of the largest support organizations in the intelligence community. Under Prior's leadership, the group experienced considerable growth, while consistently improving revenue and profitability per employee.

Prior has a strong background in program execution and in financial controls and functions, having conducted throughout his career early-stage and mid-round private equity, as well as both debt and public equity funding. Most recently at SAIC, he has taken leadership roles in connection with the company's initial public offering (IPO), global acquisition activity, and establishment of strategic alliances. Prior's signature is his intense focus on the details of business fundamentals and execution.

Before joining SAIC in 2004, Prior served in a variety of executive positions in the high-tech industry, as well as chief administrative officer for the County of San Diego, California - the nation's fourth largest - where he led a financial turnaround that earned him an induction into the San Diego County Taxpayers Association Hall of Fame.

In addition, Prior has held various executive positions with TRW, both as a general manager and vice president of Business Development. Earlier in his career, Prior worked in Washington, D.C. as a professional staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and was an intelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Prior graduated with a bachelor's degree in science from Loyola Marymount University and a master's degree from Georgetown University. He is also a graduate of The Executive Program at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.