Eric Strauss

Chief Growth Officer

Eric P. Strauss is a proven Growth Executive with more than two decades of experience and steadily increasing levels of responsibility and results with public sector and commercial clients, including extensive US Army, DLA, VA, and DHA expertise. Eric serves as a member of Connected Logistics' Senior Management Team and Chief Growth Officer, and as Responsible Manager for Canopy Health, a Connected Logistics-led Joint Venture (JV). 

Eric has led 50+ strategic capture efforts, culminating in high profile wins, including the VA T4NG2 IDIQ ($60B multiple award IDIQ); ITES-3S ($12.1B multi-award IDIQ); RF-ITV IV, MEDCHART, and AESMP SETA/PMO task orders under the ITES-3S IDIQ; DLA J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) 1.0 and 2.0 IDIQs ($6B and $12.1B multi-award IDIQs); more than 14 DLA JETS IDIQ task orders; GFEBS/AESIP Technical Management Support Services 2 (TMSS2) under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS); Program Management Support Services 3 (PMSS3) ($461M multi-award IDIQ for Army PEO EIS); Enterprise IT Services (EITS) ($249M multi-award IDIQ for PEO EIS); and dozens of other task orders in support of the US Army, DLA, and other Federal Agencies. 

Eric served as a member and Co-Chair of the AFCEA Small Business Committee (SBC) (2016-2020) (now Chair Emeritus) and as an active Board Member of AFCEA Belvoir Chapter Board (2016-2021), where he served as Chair of SB Programs. Eric is an IGNITE 2025 Honoree, an honor recognizing trailblazing leaders driving innovation, leadership, and impact in digital transformation; and a 2025 Engage Federal Health 150 Honoree.

Prior to joining Connected Logistics, Eric served as an Associate Partner with IBM, where he led the Supply Chain Planning Service Areas and as a Vice President and Solutions Executive with ASM Research. Before entering Government Contracting, Eric Founded, financed, and grew two successful start-ups. He has a demonstrated record of academic achievement and life-long learning in business and defense, and is equally adept at operating and succeeding in start-ups, mid-tier firms, and Fortune 100 companies.