Cedric Sims, D.Eng.
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Innovation & Integration
Cedric J. Sims is senior vice president of enterprise innovation and integration at MITRE. In this role, he leverages MITRE’s technology, processes, and people to advance an environment of critical innovation, integration, creativity, and growth.
He leads the Center for Corporate Strategy and Management, the Enterprise Technology office, the Enterprise Communications division, and the Center for Policy and Strategic Competition. Sims partners with leadership across MITRE coalescing the talent, strategic thinking, tools, capabilities, and activities necessary to activate cutting-edge innovation and integration in support of our sponsors and to address our nation’s critical challenges.
Sims brings more than 25 years of diversity of thought, experience, and strong dedication to public service, including a wide-ranging background in prior senior leadership roles with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service. He is a former senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led the Justice, Homeland Security, and Transportation sector. Prior to Booz Allen, Sims was president of Evermay Consulting Group, providing consulting to ensure the federal acquisition system works efficiently, fairly, and with integrity.
As executive director of the Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management at DHS from 2009 to 2012, Sims created a program management and execution playbook to establish a vision for improved performance and program accountability. He also led the enterprise Business Management Office within the Office of the Chief Information Officer, overseeing enterprise strategies for governance of IT and cyber investments across DHS. Before joining DHS, Sims was a special advisor to the deputy associate director of the Secret Service, leading architecture and technology transformation.
In 2023, Sims began a three-year term on the Maryland Aviation Commission. Sims serves on the WashingtonExec National Security Council and the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council. He also sits on the boards of FIRST Chesapeake and the American Heart Association-Greater Washington Region.
Constellation Research named Sims to its 2025 BT150™ list, which recognizes top global executives leading business transformation efforts in their organizations. In 2024, Sims was named to Savoy magazine’s list of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America, the definitive listing of African American executives, influencers, and achievers impacting corporate America.
In 2021, he received an Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University’s College of Engineering. In 2019, Sims was named National Security/DHS Industry Executive of the Year and won the WashingtonExec Pinnacle Award. He was the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Distinguished Former Student at Texas A&M in 2019.
Sims holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and computer science and a doctorate in engineering, all from Texas A&M University.