Lawrence Prior III

Lawrence Prior III General Information

Biography

Mr. Lawrence Prior serves as Operating Executive at The Carlyle Group. He served as Board Member at Novetta. Mr. Prior was most recently CEO of CSRA, a $9.6 billion provider of IT, business operations and specialized engineering services for local, state and federal government clients across North America. Previously, Mr. Prior was Vice President and General Manager of the Defense and Intelligence Group in CSC's North American Public Sector (NPS) business, providing next-generation technology solutions and mission services to the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. As a senior executive with more than 30 years of public and private sector experience, Mr. Prior has an extensive background in intelligence, security, technology and defense initiatives. Before joining CSC, Mr. Prior served as executive vice president of Service Sectors and chief operating officer for BAE Systems Inc. Mr. Prior has held executive leadership positions at ManTech International, SAIC, LightPointe Communications, High Technology Solutions, the County of San Diego and TRW. Earlier in his career, Mr. Prior worked as a professional staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Prior holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from Loyola Marymount University and a master's degree in Security Studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.