
Laurence (Larry) Teague
Advisor
Crisis Management, Critical Infrastructure, Engineering and Service Delivery, Strategic Consulting and Stakeholder Engagement
Throughout his distinguished international career, Larry’s reputation for conceiving and delivering elegant and timely solutions to complex and high-stakes challenges while managing their execution is second to none. With a background in engineering and operations management, Larry’s expertise is frequently requested by name and relied upon by the most demanding private and government clients. Notably, Larry thrives in the world’s most austere and expeditionary environments, delivering mission-critical life-safety programs across the full-spectrum of infrastructure support requirements. Whether establishing and ensuring local power generation and secure food supply chains to remote regions or managing international evacuations for at-risk personnel with special considerations, his expertise is often credited by clients as the differentiating component for their respective programs’ successes.
While at home in overseas contingency environments, his career encompasses significant contributions domestically for prestigious projects and organizations including NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, Lockheed Martin's Test and Acceptance Division for high-profile programs such as the YF-22, and Reactor Plant Operations for the U.S. Navy.
Larry's operational leadership extends to critical support roles for the U.S. State Department, as well as DoD roles on the ground in Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF). His extensive field experience includes three years in Iraq and eight years in Afghanistan where he supported General David Petraeus and Task Force SAFE. Larry provided in-country support to several other national security-related programs in support of the war on terror and international contingency operations. His proven leadership in these demanding environments underscores his ability to handle complex and high-pressure situations effectively.
To date, the demand for Larry’s expertise led him professionally to 40+ countries. These international assignments highlight his capacity to navigate diverse and challenging operational landscapes and reflect the trust that clients place in Larry as well as their reliance on him to deliver without compromise.
Larry brings with him a high level of financial expertise, ensuring the budgetary health and sustainability for every program he either supports or leads. His comprehensive approach integrates quality foundational estimating, diligent programmatic planning/execution, and strategic financial oversight to ensure on-time, on-budget, and on-mission performance. Most recently, Larry led and managed a high-availability/zero-defect international program with many hundred staff across dozens of countries worth several hundred millions of dollars. Establishing and ensuring world-class workforces, delivering notable financial performance, and ensuring high customer satisfaction are among the hallmarks of Larry’s leadership.