ABOUT US
Leadership
Scott Large
Senior Vice President & Strategic Advisor
As Senior Vice President and Strategic Advisor, Scott Large develops and oversees strategies to extend SRA’s business with clients in the national security arena. Previously, Large served in the federal government intelligence community for more than 23 years.
Most recently, Large was appointed by the Secretary of Defense as the 16th Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence Space Technology). In this role, Large led the NRO through a significant transformation in its history by establishing the foundation to enable the efficient development, acquisition and operation of a single integrated space and ground architecture.
Large also served as Director, Source Operations and Management Directorate, at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) among his leadership roles at the NGA, NRO and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Before joining the federal government, Large spent seven years in private industry, during which time he received three patents in fiber optics technology.
During his government tenure, Large was recognized for his service with such awards as the NRO Meritorious Service Medal, the NRO Superior Service Medal, the CIA Intelligence Commendation Medal, the CIA Director's Award and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Medallion for Excellence, the NGA Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Service.
Large received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering in 1979 from the University of Central Florida, majoring in electro-optics and semiconductor devices.