Lacretia Pickett is director of finance and contracts at WhirlWind Technologies and a seasoned leader with over a decade of financial experience in the government consulting industry. In her role, Ms. Pickett oversees and manages the Finance and Contracts department, which includes planning, developing and implementing policies, procedures and objectives of the contracts administration and finance functions.

Before joining WhirlWind in 2016, Ms. Pickett held various finance and contracting roles. Most  recently, she served as the finance manager at Spartan Business & Technology, where she was responsible for managing the P&L. Ms. Pickett brings deep experience in driving transformational change in a rapidly growing organization.

Ms. Pickett holds a Master of Arts in procurement and acquisitions management from Webster University and a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Auburn University at Montgomery. She is certified in government contracting.