Aptive Welcomes Christian Harris as Vice President of Client Development

Aptive is pleased to announce the addition of Christian Harris as Vice President of Client Development. Mr. Harris focuses on growing a pipeline of opportunities within the federal space as well as growing the strategic engagement work at Aptive.

Mr. Harris is a strategic business growth executive with more than two decades of experience in the government contracting industry. He has largely focused on strategic communications and change management initiatives within the federal health, science and technology space, including internal and external communications, technical strategy, marketing and advisory services. Mr. Harris has a proven track record of working with clients to help define customer challenges and provide customized, actionable solutions.

“I look forward to what my journey with Aptive has in store,” he said. “I’ve worked in government contracting for a long time; I am excited to make this move to Aptive and join its creative and forward-thinking team.”

Throughout his career, Mr. Harris has overseen the strategy, execution and capture of several efforts worth hundreds of millions of dollars with federal agencies, leading both large and small teams to support such efforts. He has built a strong network of relationships over the years with federal agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Energy and Department of Defense.

“Christian’s background in strategic communications will be extremely useful as we develop our plan for FY 2024 and beyond,” said Rachele Cooper, Chief Executive Officer. “We have exciting plans ahead and his expertise will bring an edge to Aptive’s approach to solving client challenges. We are thrilled to welcome him to our team.”