Ethics in the C-Suite: “Curiosity and Commonality?” - Reunions 2025
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Ethics in the C-Suite: “Curiosity and Commonality?”

May 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am

May 24, 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building, 117 Forum


David W. Miller, director of the Princeton Faith & Work Initiative, moderates a fireside chat with SPIA grad Toni Townes-Whitley, ’85. Toni is CEO of Science Applications International Corp (SAIC), a defense-sector, global-technology leader. Toni is the former president of U.S. Regulated Industries at Microsoft and today one of only two Black women CEOs in the Fortune 500. As a dynamic speaker in David’s course “Succeeding without Selling Your Soul,” Toni tackles questions of ethics in the C-Suite, current challenges, moments of learning in her career, and the Bible verse she lives by. Join us!

For the Princeton Faith & Work Initiative’s 2025 Reunions interview, we’re excited to have as our guest Toni Townes-Whitley ’85. Toni, a global technology leader and regular speaker in David’s popular course EGR 219, is CEO of Science Applications International (NYSE: SAIC) and one of only two Black women CEOs in the Fortune 500. With annual revenues of $6.9 billion and approximately 24,000 employees, SAIC provides engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets. Townes-Whitley became CEO and was elected to SAIC’s Board of Directors in October 2023. Townes-Whitley has a distinguished and proven track record of driving strong enterprise financial results and fostering an inclusive culture focused on entrepreneurship and high performance. In her past role as president of U.S. Regulated Industries at Microsoft, she led the company’s public sector and regulated commercial industries including education, financial services, government and health care, managing $16B of annual revenue. Prior to joining Microsoft, Townes-Whitley was president of CGI Federal, where she was responsible for a portfolio of more than $1 billion, leading 6,600 employees to deliver greater value to U.S. government civilian, defense and intelligence sectors. Previously, Toni held several management roles at Unisys Corporation leading global and commercial-sector system integration and the Federal Civilian group, where she achieved 500 percent revenue growth and doubled profitability. Toni is a global tech leader who serves as an independent director/trustee on four boards: Nasdaq, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Partnership for Public Service and the Princeton Faith & Work Initiative. She is a guest lecturer on technology ethics and entrepreneurism in the public sector at Stanford and Princeton Universities. She earned her bachelor’s degree in public policy and economics from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and has received certifications from Wharton Executive Education, New York University and the Performance Management Institute.

Toni Townes-Whitley ’85, CEO, Science Applications International Corp (SAIC), a technology company that provides engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions across defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets.

Sponsored by Princeton Faith & Work Initiative (FWI)

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Date:
May 24
Time:
10:00 am - 11:15 am
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Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building, 117 Forum
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08540 United States
Phone
(609) 258 - 3000
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