Battelle CEO Lou Von Thaer Chosen to 2023 Wash100 for Distinguished Leadership in Energy & Environmental Research Programs

Executive Mosaic is honored to include Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer in the prestigious roster of 2023 Wash100 awardees. Von Thaer’s eighth Wash100 selection reflects his outstanding leadership of the applied science and technology organization and his staying power in the government contracting sector.

“Lou has maintained significant integration of Battelle in the GovCon market while accelerating growth, research and development,” said Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and creator of the Wash100 Award.

Battelle partnered with Viking Global Investors to establish a company, named Revive Environmental, with the goal of helping communities mitigate water contaminants known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

In a video interview, Von Thaer told Executive Mosaic that patented Battelle technology will work to break PFAS down and convert this group of potentially harmful chemicals into native components that can be removed from the environment.

In 2022, the nonprofit company secured positions on large government acquisition vehicles such as the 10-year, $10 billion medical research and development services contract managed by the Defense Health Agency and the $869 million U.S. Army contract for R&D and engineering support work.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chose Battelle to participate in the four-year Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource program, while the Air Force Research Laboratory enlisted the nonprofit company to take part in the Airman Readiness Medical Research effort.

Battelle’s Triad National Security partnership with Texas A&M University and the University of California received a five-year contract extension from the National Nuclear Security Administration in late 2022 to continue operations and management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico through Oct. 30, 2028.

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