Kendall N. Holbrook is the Chief Executive Officer of Dev Technology Group, Inc. located in Reston, Virginia. Ms. Holbrook was promoted to be the top executive of Dev Technology on January 1, 2018. Prior to taking on the role of CEO, she was the Vice President of Business Development for the company for 8 years. Ms. Holbrook is the past Chair of the After School All-Stars D.C. Advisory Board, a local non-profit organization supporting middle school students from under resourced communities and is a member of the Advisory Board of the After-School All-Stars national organization. She is also a member of the Fairfax County Virginia Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee (ITPAC). In her 26-year career, she has supported a variety of roles and has honed her skills by working hands-on with Government stakeholders to identify IT solutions that help meet their mission requirements.
Ms. Holbrook combines sharp business acumen with practical knowledge to build trust-based relationships with colleagues and clients alike. She is an active mentor to women inside her organization and within the Government IT community. She also serves as a mentor to high school students through multiple programs in Fairfax County, Va. Prior to joining Dev Technology, she served in multiple roles a HP Enterprise Services (formerly EDS), including Sales Executive, Project Manager, Business Manager and Systems Engineer. Additionally, Ms. Holbrook has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She has owned a children’s bookstore, partnered with her teenage daughter on a skincare business, and is working on a cryptocurrency education start-up with her teenage son.
Ms. Holbrook is the recipient of multiple prestigious acknowledgements. She was awarded the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce GovCon 2021 Executive of the Year Award ($75 – 300M) and was selected as a 2022 Washington Business Journal Diversity in Business Honoree. In addition, Ms. Holbrook is frequently asked to speak on topics related to business strategy and growth as well as leadership.
Ms. Holbrook holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Virginia, and a MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. Ms. Holbrook is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.