Vice Admiral Terry Benedict, USN, Ret. brings 30 years of Navy service and leadership as well as extensive industry experience to his role at Systems Planning & Analysis.

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Benedict is President of Systems Planning & Analysis, responsible for solution delivery to clients through SPA’s operating divisions. In addition, he oversees SPA’s Technical Fellows Program and the company’s Software Tools initiatives.

Since completing his Navy career, Vice Admiral (Ret.) Benedict served as Chief Operating Officer of Blue Origin and Operations Manager for the Nuclear Security and Operations Group at Bechtel. He also served on SPA’s Board of Directors from 2019­–2021.

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Benedict was associated with the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs for thirty years, where he held ten different positions, ultimately serving as the Program’s Director for eight years (2010-2018). Before assuming command of Strategic Systems Programs, Vice Admiral (Ret.) Benedict served as Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Benedict graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He also holds a Master of Science in Engineering Science from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He is a graduate of the Advanced Program Management course at the Defense Acquisition University and the Executive Leadership Course at Carnegie Mellon.

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Benedict serves on the Board of Directors at Draper Laboratories, the Board of Advisors of X-Bow, Livermore Laboratory’s External Advisory Board, and is a member of the STRATCOM Senior Advisory Group, Stockpile Assessment team.