Our Ownership Culture

SAIC's Culture of Ownership

Our company was founded on the belief that those who contribute to the company's success should own a stake in the company and benefit from its success. Today, our chairman of the board and CEO, Ken Dahlberg, and a new generation of SAIC employee owners continue that belief. Our commitment to employee ownership and the stock ownership and rewards programs that stand behind it helps us attract and retain sought-after professionals with in-demand expertise.

In today's challenging environment, creativity and initiative are critical elements in solving customers' problems. We believe employee ownership and thinking and acting like owners motivates higher creativity and initiative along with better performance for customers, and higher levels of customer satisfaction.

Our culture of ownership has worked because SAIC employees see how their actions can contribute to not only the company's financial success, but also to their own and that of all SAIC stockholders. To encourage employees to become owners, the company provides several ways for them to acquire stock. Employees may receive stock bonuses or stock option awards for outstanding performance, business development and major contributions. They may purchase stock directly through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees may also gain ownership through the company's retirement plan. These programs help to spread ownership of SAIC stock broadly across our employee base.

Very few companies have had a foundation of employee ownership that is longer and broader than SAIC. Our culture of ownership has grown and expanded for over 37 years, demonstrating its value through our success and in many different business and political environments.

Rich Chwaszczewski

Employee Owner since 1997

“You can see the direct results of decisions that you make. It's a whole different mind-set to be thinking as an owner.”

Tyrone Mason

Employee Owner since 2000

“Employee ownership is important to me because it's not just investing in a company; it's investing in ourselves, our performance, and our future.”

Donna Corbett

Employee Owner since 2004

“Because I'm an owner, I feel part of the big picture and the plan for where SAIC is going. And because I own, I care, and because I care, I own.”

Certified Employee Owner (C.E.O.) Program

SAIC's Certified Employee Owner (C.E.O.) Program delivers the core information new employees need to know to be a part of our great company - from getting to know our values and strategic business goals, to understanding your financial choices in our employee ownership and retirement programs, and learning how our business and financials work. The C.E.O. program is part of SAIC's new employee assimilation process. Our CEO Ken Dahlberg has set the goal of having all new employees complete the Program within their first 12 months at SAIC.