The Building People Welcomes Denise Mattison as Chief Growth Officer

Experienced federal growth leader brings a proven track record of building scalable growth strategies, teams, and infrastructure.

Leesburg, Va. | October 6, 2026 – The Building People has welcomed Denise Mattison as Chief Growth Officer, joining the company’s Executive Leadership Team at an important stage in its continued growth. Mattison brings deep federal market expertise and a proven ability to build the strategy, infrastructure, and high-performing teams needed to turn opportunity into sustainable business results. Her leadership will help The Building People strengthen its market position, expand customer and partner relationships, and build on the company’s momentum across its Technology, Buildings, and People solutions.

Mattison brings more than 17 years of experience supporting the federal market, beginning her career within the U.S. Intelligence Community before moving into industry and federal government contracting. Her federal contracting and growth leadership career has included acquisition strategy, contract vehicle management, proposal transformation, technology enablement, and organizational development, giving her a broad perspective on how to connect market insight, customer relationships, strategic partnerships, and disciplined execution to support sustainable growth.

“Denise Mattison brings the combination of strategic thinking, federal market expertise, operational discipline, and people-centered leadership that we believe is critical to our next stage of growth,” said Lawrence Melton, CEO and President of The Building People. “She understands that sustainable growth requires more than pursuing opportunities. It takes strong customer relationships, the right partnerships and contract vehicles, disciplined processes, and talented people working together. Her experience building those capabilities at scale will be a tremendous asset to The Building People.”

Mattison joins The Building People from Akima, where she most recently served as Vice President of Corporate Development. During her tenure, she helped build and scale the organization’s growth capabilities, establishing its contract vehicle management function and strengthening proposal operations, sales enablement, acquisition strategy, analytics, and technology. She also advanced the use of artificial intelligence and business intelligence tools to improve decision-making, efficiency, and organizational alignment.

Throughout her career, Mattison has placed a strong emphasis on developing people and building high-performing organizations. Her leadership experience includes team development, succession planning, training, organizational integration, and creating cultures built around trust, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Earlier in her career, Mattison held program and contract vehicle leadership roles with BAE Systems Intelligence and Security, supporting large-scale federal programs and Intelligence Community customers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from George Mason University.

About the Building People

The Building People delivers integrated solutions that combine smart building technology, real estate strategy, full-lifecycle facilities operations services, integrated workforce and workplace design. We transform organizations and portfolios using real-time data, automation, and AI to optimize performance, reduce costs, and extend asset life. Whether supporting a single building or an enterprise portfolio, we tailor every solution to meet client-specific needs, helping create spaces that are agile, innovative, sustainable, and built for long-term success. Learn more at https://thebuildingpeople.com.