Leidos Holdings, Inc.

Tom Bell has served as Chairman and CEO since July 2023, succeeding Roger Krone (per Leidos press release). Bell previously worked at private equity firm AE Industrial Partners and spent 23 years in the U.S. Army.

Leidos is a publicly traded corporation (NYSE:LDOS) with no single family or controlling shareholder, according to SEC filings. It operates through four business segments: Defense Solutions, Civil, Health, and National Security & Intelligence. The firm is not a family office.

Leidos is a top-tier prime contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, NASA, and the Department of Health and Human Services. Noteworthy programs include the Defense Health Agency's electronic health record modernization and the Mastodon AI platform for the U.S. Air Force (per public procurement records).

Leidos does not function as an investment firm. It pursues government contract wins through competitive bidding, internal R&D, and acquisitions of small tech firms to enhance its service offerings. It does not manage a fund or make outside equity investments.

No family office is involved in Leidos' governance or ownership. The firm is publicly traded with institutional investors holding the largest stakes, per SEC filings. Its founding roots in SAIC are corporate, not familial.

The firm concentrates on defense IT, health IT, cybersecurity, intelligence analytics, and civil infrastructure. Its Health segment handles electronic health records for the military, and its Civil segment manages air traffic control systems for the FAA — both per company disclosures.

As a publicly traded company, Leidos must disclose financials quarterly, file proxy statements, and hold shareholder votes. This is unlike private equity-owned defense companies. The firm also has a classified business segment that operates under National Security Directorate oversight (per SEC filings).