SAP NS2 has a mission to deliver SAP cloud solutions to the most security-sensitive organizations across the U.S. government, national defense, intelligence, and highly regulated commercial industries. With compliance considered at every level, SAP NS2 guides our customers’ digital transformation to accelerate innovation, streamline operations, protect critical information, and ensure mission readiness.
U.S. citizens on U.S. soil
Credentialed resources
Diverse customer base
We deliver the power of SAP’s intelligent enterprise with secure cloud solutions built to maximize data compliance and secure workloads. Our team of local, credentialed experts provides the highest levels of security to protect our customers’ sensitive and classified data.

All SAP NS2 team members are trusted U.S. citizens on U.S. soil.

All customer data is geographically isolated within the U.S.

SAP solutions are built and assessed to meet stringent government and industry security requirements.
Harish Luthra is SAP NS2’s Chief Executive Officer. Harish oversees engagement with customers and drives initiatives that deliver SAP’s intelligent enterprise with U.S.-based security. He ensures SAP NS2’s overall objectives align with market trends and support regulated customers as they adopt the benefits of cloud. Harish joined SAP NS2 in 2011.
Prior to joining SAP NS2, Harish began his career at SAP in 1997. Harish founded the SAP Federal Professional Services practice in 1999. Harish later became the national vice president of the SAP Public Services Consulting business. For 14 years, Harish focused on the sales and delivery to the federal government (U.S. DoD and Civilian Departments/Agencies), state and local governments, aerospace and defense corporations, and higher education institutions. Harish has extensive experience with regulated industries—allowing him to gain a deep understanding of the special security requirements of government entities.
Harish holds an MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park and is a member of World 50, Executive Mosaic, and WashingtonExec professional organizations.
David Erley is SAP NS2’s Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for establishing and executing SAP NS2’s strategic objectives, KPIs, and OKRs. David and his team manage the day-to-day operations for IT, internal business systems, risk management, sales and maintenance operations, procurement, facilities, and third-party vendor management.
Prior to his role as the COO, David was the CFO of SAP NS2. David began his career at SAP in 1998, and since then David has held various finance and operational leadership roles, to include the CFO of SAP Canada and head of finance for services for SAP North America.
David is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science – Business Administration in accounting.
Emily Gyory is SAP NS2’s Chief Financial Officer. Emily is responsible for all financial activities, including budgeting, forecasting, business planning and analysis, driving finance efficiency, and profitable revenue growth for SAP NS2.
Emily has been with SAP since 2008, joining SAP NS2 in 2019. Prior to serving as CFO, Emily led the finance team to provide streamlined reporting to measure success and collaborate with leaders to identify cost-saving strategies. At SAP, Emily held various roles, such as North America revenue recognition, services controlling, and global project controlling—providing a well-versed background in SAP finance.
Emily graduated from Villanova University and received her master’s degree from the University of Virginia.
Pete Mattimore is SAP NS2’s Customer Revenue Officer. Pete is responsible for overseeing customer relationships, revenue-generating activities, and driving the overall growth of the organization. Pete strategically aligns departments across customer success, sales, support, and services to ensure SAP NS2 generates healthy revenue. Pete joined SAP in 2016 and would later join SAP NS2 in 2019.
At SAP, Pete led the regulated industries line of business for SAP’s Human Capital Management (HCM) suite. In 2019, Pete transitioned to SAP NS2 to lead secure cloud sales. Prior to this, Pete held numerous senior management positions at PTC, including running all regulated verticals. Pete also served as vice president of North America sales at Stratasys, the world’s largest 3D printing company.
Pete completed his Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University.
Prasanna Srinivasan is SAP NS2’s Chief Technology Officer. He leads the strategy, design, and secure operation of the company’s enterprise cloud platforms, specializing in secure cloud architecture, DevSecOps, and AI. He oversees cloud environments that balance innovation with security and resilience.
Prior to this role, Prasanna had spent nearly two decades in vice president positions across cloud infrastructure, database, and platform engineering. He architected and scaled global cloud platforms supporting ERP and SaaS workloads and delivered regulated services across government and compliance-driven environments.
An engineer by training, Prasanna brings hands-on architectural leadership and high-performing engineering experience focused on automation and operational excellence.
Laura Carmack is SAP NS2’s Chief Human Resources Officer. Laura is responsible for developing and executing the overall people strategy, including staffing, talent management and retention, compensation, and employee relations. Laura has led the HR program at SAP NS2 since 2010.
Laura brings over 30 years of experience as a human resources leader in the federal technology space. She began her career in HR at Societe Generale in New York. Following this position, Laura joined Sybase, Inc., which would later be acquired by SAP. Laura supported the North America sales and services divisions across the commercial and federal space. In 2015, Laura was instrumental in the creation of NS2 Serves, a program that provides free IT training and career placement to post- 9/11 veterans.
Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in French and education from Gettysburg College, and attended a master’s program in Angers, France.
General Gustave F. Perna is SAP NS2’s Executive Vice President & Strategic Customer Officer. GEN Perna leads customer engagement initiatives that strengthen SAP NS2’s support for defense, government, and highly regulated customers. He plays a key role in advancing the delivery of secure, compliant, and innovative solutions to organizations across the Department of War and the broader Defense Industrial Base.
Prior to joining SAP NS2, GEN Perna served for 38 years in the U.S. Army as an Army Officer. He also served as Commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command, where he led an organization of 190,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel responsible for logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, and contracting operations. Most recently, GEN Perna co-led Operation Warp Speed (OWS), where he worked directly with government officials to support the development, manufacturing, distribution, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines for more than 300 million Americans.
GEN Perna earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Joe Kernan is SAP NS2’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Engagements. He advises the company on best practices surrounding security to facilitate corporate strategies and the adoption of commercial technology in the government and public sectors. He was a founding board member and first chairman of NS2 Serves, a veteran training and employment program that continues to be conducted by SAP NS2.
Joe has experience and expertise in establishing defense and intelligence enterprise strategies, policies and priorities, and developing related investments programs. Joe is a retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral and former Under Secretary of Defense, Intelligence and Security. He served in both the Surface and Naval Special Warfare communities for 36 years. In his most recent government role, he was the principal intelligence, counterintelligence, and security advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Defense Intelligence in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Joe graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1977 (BS) and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1997 (MS).
Winson Cumberland is SAP NS2’s Chief Security Officer, where he leads the company’s security strategy and oversees the protection of mission-critical systems. Winson joined SAP NS2 in 2015 and has held multiple leadership roles, including Vice President of Multi-Tenant Cloud Operations and Chief of Staff to the CSO, helping advance secure cloud and sovereign capabilities in the U.S.
Previously, he led IT and application development at the Consumer Technology Association, producers of the Consumer Electronics Show. Over his 25-year career, he has also worked for 3Com, Plateau Systems, and SAP SuccessFactors. He has also served on the customer advisory board of AWS GovCloud.
Winson is a graduate of George Mason University.
Jeremy Perkins is the Senior Vice President of the National Security Customer Success & Delivery (NSCS&D) at SAP NS2. Jeremy leads all Services and MaxAttention delivery for SAP NS2. He also leads the National Security Group (NSG), which is the dedicated line of business for U.S. customers that require personnel and SAP solutions within classified environments.
Jeremy serves as the Senior Management Official for SAP NS2, having authority over facility operations and directing necessary actions to safeguard classified information. Jeremy joined SAP NS2 in 2016.
Prior to SAP NS2, he spent over 18 years working on SAP projects at various companies, supporting projects in the Federal Government and Department of Defense.
Lillian Chang is SAP NS2’s Senior Vice President of Product Strategy. Lillian is responsible for the company’s solution portfolio, architecture, product launch, marketing, and strategic partnerships. She leads a team focused on building secure cloud solutions for public sector customers that require government regulatory requirements (i.e. ITAR, FedRAMP, DISA IL4/5, StateRAMP, etc.).
Lillian joined SAP in 1998, and she has since held roles in presales, solution management and go to market. She served as a presales senior director at SAP’s regulated industry sector, focusing on the federal, defense, and state & local industries. Before joining SAP, Lillian spent five years as a consultant, working with SAP and other software solutions.
Lillian is a graduate of University of Michigan, where she majored in Industrial & Operations Engineering.
Joseph Moreno is SAP NS2’s General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary. Joe manages legal risk, oversees compliance, and ensures the company operates within legal boundaries as we conduct business with the U.S. Government and highly regulated entities.
Prior to joining SAP NS2, Joe was a Global Litigation partner with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. Before private practice, Joe served as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice in the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section, where he investigated and prosecuted international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. A decorated combat veteran of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, Joe is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve and has served on active duty in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Joe earned his undergraduate degree from Stony Brook University, his law degree from St. John’s University School of Law, an M.B.A. from St. John’s University Peter J. Tobin College of Business, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.
Wayne Watson is SAP NS2’s Vice President of Multi-Tenant Cloud Delivery & Operations. He is responsible for maintaining customer consumed multi-tenant solutions, including SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Analytics Cloud, and the SAP Business Technology Platform and Extension Services. Wayne oversees the day-to-day management of cloud infrastructure and application services.
In 2023, Wayne joined SAP NS2 from one of the leading identity governance & administration SaaS providers. There he served as Vice President of Cloud Operations. Prior to this, Wayne has served in senior leadership roles with several startups focused on building teams to deliver and maintain reliable cloud and on-premises platforms.
Wayne completed his bachelor’s of science at Cal Poly Pomona University.
Kristen Hennebry is SAP NS2’s Chief of Staff. Reporting to the CEO, Kristen is responsible for facilitating communication across internal executives and external stakeholders. Kristen ensures the leadership’s vision is effectively communicated across the organization. She is responsible for high-level strategic planning and coordinating events with key stakeholders across our business.
Prior to her role as Chief of Staff, Kristen was the National Vice President of the SAP NS2 Marketing & Communications department. She was responsible for building a strong foundation for the SAP NS2 brand and executing impactful campaigns to expand our reach across the public sector. Kristen supported go-to-market activities and played a pivotal role in ensuring SAP NS2 was well represented to both internal and external stakeholders.
Kristen holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University in integrated marketing and a bachelor’s in communications from Radford University.
Tanvi Vora is SAP NS2’s Senior Vice President of Single Tenant Cloud Delivery & Operations. Tanvi is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery, management, and optimization of dedicated cloud environments tailored to the unique needs of enterprise clients. With a focus on ensuring seamless deployment, high availability, and robust performance, Tanvi is committed to delivering secure and scalable single-tenant cloud solutions.
Tanvi joined SAP NS2 in 2017 to setup the secure cloud managed services business. Prior to joining SAP NS2, Tanvi spent over 18 years with CGI Inc. where she advanced through numerous leadership roles to include running large software development and managed services programs.
Tanvi holds a master’s degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Bombay University.
Kim Kasprow is the President of NS2 Mission for SAP NS2. She leads the national security mission-focused software and services lines of business comprised of three acquisitions—Volume Integration, Technology Management Associates, and Apex Expert Solutions. She is a founding leader of the SAP NS2 Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) employee resource group. Kim joined SAP NS2 in 2016.
Prior to SAP NS2’s acquisition of Volume Integration, Kim increased Volume Analytics software sales by triple digits and won a $235M competitive contract within the IC. Kim has over 20 years of experience across program management, operations, and finance. She has extensive experience in the Federal Government and IC sector. Before Volume Integration, Kim spent over 11 years with Boeing where she advanced through several leadership roles.
Kim holds a master’s in management information systems and services from University of Maryland, a B.A. in Business Administration from Saint Leo University, and a Master Certificate in IS/IT Project Management from Villanova University.
We work closely with technology-driven, thought-leading organizations that understand the importance of accelerating the mission. Together, we build better outcomes for our customers — from national security to commercial regulated industries.













NS2 Mission blends ground experience, innovation, and the resources of one of the world’s largest enterprise software companies to break through complex intelligence problems.