# John Wasson

> John M. Wasson is chair and CEO of ICF, which he joined as an associate in 1987. A UC Davis chemical engineering graduate with an MIT master’s in technology and policy, he became COO in 2003, president in 2010, CEO in 2019 and chair in 2021. His university involvement includes engineering advising, coffee-science philanthropy and the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.

- **Role:** Chair and Chief Executive Officer at ICF
- **Organizations:** ICF, Northern Virginia Technology Council, UC Davis College of Engineering, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Flint Hill School
- **Education:** B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, M.S. in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Rose from associate to CEO at ICF., Received the UC Davis College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Medal for Business Achievement in 2014., John and Gina Wasson contributed $500,000 to the UC Davis Coffee Center, announced in July 2020.

## Career timeline

- **1984** — Graduated from UC Davis in chemical engineering.
- **1987** — Joined ICF as an associate after graduate school.
- **1994** — Became an officer of ICF.
- **2003** — Became chief operating officer.
- **2006** — Participated as COO in ICF’s public offering.
- **2010** — Became president.
- **2014** — Received UC Davis’s Distinguished Alumni Medal for Business Achievement.
- **2019** — Became CEO on October 1, succeeding Sudhakar Kesavan.
- **2021** — Became board chair.
- **2026** — Continues as chair and CEO; the 2026 proxy records his presidency ending in 2026.

## Achievements

- Rose from associate to CEO at ICF.
- Received the UC Davis College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Medal for Business Achievement in 2014.
- John and Gina Wasson contributed $500,000 to the UC Davis Coffee Center, announced in July 2020.
- John and Gina Wasson donated Robert Colescott’s Buffalo (1982) to the Manetti Shrem Museum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — ICF reported $474.5 million in second-quarter revenue and reaffirmed full-year revenue guidance of $1.89 billion to $1.96 billion.
- **2026-06** — Discussed AI implementation, workforce training, governance and CMMC Level 2 certification in a WashingtonExec interview.
- **2026-03** — Discussed Fathom, AI enhancements to Sightline and his morning newspaper ritual.
- **2025-12** — Published a first-person UC Davis essay about engineering education and giving back.

## Links

- Website: https://www.icf.com/company/about/our-people/w/wasson-john
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwassonicf

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