Responsible for leading the finance and business operations for NCI, Charles “Chuck” Hicks serves as executive vice president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, secretary, and treasurer for NCI. He brings more than 25 years of experience providing strategic oversight of financial and business operations for a number of federal government contractors and large corporations.

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Chuck’s expertise includes merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, integration initiatives to improve operational excellence, efficiency, and performance, as well as the development of strategic partnerships. He is recognized as a change agent and a highly respected finance/business leader in the GovCon industry.

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Before joining NCI, Chuck served as the CFO for Cresa Global, Inc. Prior to this, he was executive vice president for strategic growth, chief operating officer and CFO for SC3, a mid-sized federal contractor focused on the intelligence community, which is now part of General Dynamics Information Technology. He also served in executive leadership roles at ASRC Federal, SAIC, and USIS. His career also includes having worked at Ernst & Young and serving in the U.S. Navy.

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Chuck holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Maryland College Park. He also completed executive M&A education from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.