PROJECT 38: An insider's view on Peraton's mega integrations

Peraton Chief Growth Officer Mike King shares the company's strategy in the wake of the Peraton-Perspecta-Northrop Grumman IT merger.

Peraton Chief Growth Officer Mike King shares the company's strategy in the wake of the Peraton-Perspecta-Northrop Grumman IT merger. Courtesy of Peraton

Peraton Chief Growth Officer Mike King tells Editor Nick Wakeman why the combinations with Perspecta and Northrop Grumman's IT business has been worth the billions of dollars and energy to turn three distinct companies into something new.

Mike King will quickly answer the question of whether the multiple billions of dollars used to make Peraton, Northrop Grumman’s IT business and Perspecta into a single company were worth the money and energy.

King can rattle off a series of wins as Peraton's chief growth officer. But as you will hear in this interview with Editor Nick Wakeman, King also quickly turns to subjects such as integration and the new culture Peraton has created.

Peraton is working hard to make the most out of those acquisitions and position itself for future opportunities around customer missions involving cloud computing, digital transformation and cybersecurity.

Throughout the conversation, King also shares what it takes to be successful in today’s market.