Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 2, 2004

Stephen Hughes – Sra International Inc (srx)

STEPHEN HUGHES is a Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Administration for SRA International, Inc. Mr. Hughes has been with SRA for nearly 23 years. A CPA, Mr. Hughes began his professional career as a Job Cost Accountant with a manufacturing company in the Virginia Beach area. After about a year and a half in the manufacturing environment, he was invited to participate in a systems implementation project with a non-profit foundation in Arlington, Virginia. During the project, Mr. Hughes became acquainted with SRA Corporation. At the conclusion of the systems implementation, Mr. Hughes joined SRA Corporation as a Systems Analyst. After three years with SRA, he left SRA and joined Coopers and Lybrand, to work in the audit and tax groups. After slightly more than a year, Mr. Hughes returned to SRA as Manager of Accounting, was promoted to Vice President of Finance in 1989, Senior Vice President in 1993 and Chief Financial Officer in 1996 and Chief of Administration in 2003. Mr. Hughes is active in various industry associations and business round tables. He is a member of the Board of Directors of several companies. Profile
TWST: Give us a very brief history and an overview of SRA.

Mr. Hughes: SRA was founded in 1978 by Ernst Volgenau, our Chairman and

CEO, in his basement in Reston, Virginia. After a career in