Stacy Klarquist

About Stacy Klarquist

Senior growth and operations leader with 25+ years of experience building, scaling, and governing federal contracting organizations across defense and civilian markets. Former Chief Operating Officer and builder of a $205M defense business unit; currently establishing and governing a federal civilian vertical for a 700+ employee tribally owned enterprise.Known for leading and retaining highly cleared, multidisciplinary teams under rapid growth conditions, and for translating enterprise strategy into measurable revenue outcomes. Trusted advisor to executive leadership on growth strategy, capture portfolio decisions, and market positioning in complex GovCon environments.Accomplished public speaker and recognized industry authority on ethical AI adoption and procurement strategy, addressing senior government and industry audiences on translating innovation into executable, ethical outcomes.Focus areas include federal civilian and defense markets, enterprise modernization, cybersecurity, digital transformation, IT services, R&D prototyping, and A & AS/SETA environments.

Experience

1. Director, Strategic Growth, Fedciv

   Diné Development Corporation

   Oct 2025 — Present

   As Director of Strategic Growth for the Federal Civilian market, I lead a team of senior capture and business development professionals supporting 11 subsidiary companies within a tribally owned enterprise. Our team advances modernization, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives across U.S. Government agencies. My focus is positioning the organization for long-term success through capture excellence, partnership alignment, and disciplined investment strategies that drive sustainable revenue growth.

Education

• Columbus State University

  MPA, Public Administration

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Editing
• Human Resources
• Community Development
• B2b
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Government Contracting
• Non-Profits
• Defense
• Rfp
• Time Management
• Project Management
• Policy
• Security
• Auditing
• Dod
• Public Policy
• Business Development
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Logistics
• Training
• Business Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Project Planning
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Grants
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Strategic Planning
• Research
• Team Building
• Program Development
• Management
• Crm
• Proposal Writing
• Crisis Management
• Integrated Marketing
• Disaster Recovery