
Founder, Aligned2
Immediate Past Chair, Dean's Council
Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting Advisory Board Emeritus Member
Biography
Aligned2 Founder Dusty Wince weds his real-world business acumen with executive coaching and advisory services to help entrepreneurs excel and their companies grow. He draws on his 30-plus years leading start-up companies from inception to acquisition to integration, particularly those focused on cyber security and enterprise technology services, to strengthen individual and enterprise decision-making and deliver better outcomes.
Prior to Aligned2, Wince served as the vice president of ManTech’s Cyber Security Solutions Division after the $68 million acquisition of his Knowledge Consulting Group (KCG) in 2015. He founded KCG in 2000, presiding over its growth from one to 250+ employees and its recognition as the largest privately held cyber security services firm in the federal market. ManTech’s Cyber Security Solutions Division, subsequently grew to 385+ cyber professionals who produced revenues of $138 million annually. Wince's depth of hands-on business experience includes expertise with consulting, technology service delivery, financial management, operations and business development. He also was co-founder and Vice President of Business Impact Systems (BIS), the 1998 No. 1 Fastest Growing Technology Company in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He sold BIS to CIBER for $63 million. Wince began his career with Electronic Data Systems and spent more than 10 years with the Military Systems Division.
Wince has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance from the Ä¢¹½AV of Phoenix and a Masters of Business Administration with a National Defense concentration from George Mason Ä¢¹½AV. He completed the General Management Program for executives at the Ä¢¹½AV of Pennsylvania Wharton School. He also completed the Executive and Organizational Coaching Program at Columbia Ä¢¹½AV and achieved Columbia Ä¢¹½AV’s highest certification level for Executive Coaching.
Alumni Awards
- Prominent Patriot, 2013
- Distinguished Alumnus, 2013
- Alumnus of the Year, 2014