# Telos Appoints Griffin CEO

Telos appointed Mark Griffin as CEO, while former CEO John Wood became executive chairman and will focus on the company’s product roadmap and long-term sales strategy. Federal work accounted for 91% of Telos’s 2025 revenue, with the Department of Defense representing 58%; the leadership transition is therefore relevant to agencies and industry teams that work with Telos on federal and defense programs. The announcement does not identify a new procurement or contract award.

- Telos’s substantial federal and DoD revenue exposure makes leadership continuity and the company’s stated product and sales priorities relevant to existing program planning.
- Telos is identified as one of three contractors involved in TSA PreCheck; procurement teams can distinguish that existing program participation from a new award, which this announcement does not report.
- Contractors and agency teams with current Telos engagements should account for the leadership transition in relationship and continuity planning, without assuming a change to contract scope or status.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Transportation
**Published:** November 03, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of Defense (DoD)
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

### Vendors
- Telos Corp. (Contractor involved in the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program)

### Sources
- [Telos promotes Griffin to CEO as Wood steps back - Washington Technology](https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2026/11/telos-promotes-griffin-ceo-wood-steps-back/417001) - Washington Technology