In today’s competitive government contracting environment, winning business depends on far more than proposal quality or past performance. Senior GovCon leaders succeed when they understand agency priorities firsthand, build trusted relationships with the right decision-makers and maintain a visible, credible presence in the market. In an industry undergoing rapid modernization and shifting mission needs, being in the rooms where federal challenges, capability gaps and strategic direction are discussed can meaningfully shape a company’s growth trajectory.
What Is the 4×24 Leadership Program?
Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Leadership Program is an elite GovCon networking community built for executives who are looking to deepen their connections across the industry and tap into federal insights to accelerate business growth.
The program brings together carefully selected senior leaders from government contracting firms for high-impact engagement with federal officials, peer executives and the broader GovCon ecosystem. Through exclusive access to monthly summits, intimate 4×24 executive dinners and year-round brand visibility across EM’s media platforms, members stay aligned with federal priorities, connected to influential leaders and positioned for meaningful opportunity.
Membership is application-based, senior-level and built specifically for executives responsible for strategy, growth and mission alignment within the GovCon community.
Learn more and apply to join the 4×24 Leadership Program.
How Does the 4×24 Leadership Program Forge GovCon Connections?
One of the core benefits of the 4×24 Leadership Program is access to highly curated, senior-level connection points across the GovCon ecosystem.
4×24’s first-class dinner sessions regularly host prominent leaders who hold key decision-making roles in government. Recent speakers have included:
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- Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Gen. Michael Guetlein, U.S. Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations
- Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, DARPA Director
- Hon. Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force
- Hon. Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy
- Dr. Chris Scolese, National Reconnaissance Agency Director
- Maura Burns, CIA Chief Operating Officer
- And many more federal CIOs, acquisition executives and program decision-makers
Note: titles reflect officials’ position at the time of speaking engagement
By participating in these in-person forums, 4×24 members stay close to the policymakers shaping federal modernization priorities. They also meet fellow executives facing similar market pressures — creating the conditions for teaming, idea sharing and deeper engagement later in the 4×24 experience.
How Do Executives Use the 4×24 Dinner Series to Build Knowledge and Insight?
The 4×24 Leadership Program’s intimate executive dinners are trusted sites where members can exchange ideas and gain knowledge. The resources can then be taken back to their team and leveraged in a proposal optimized to address the needs, challenges and pain points of a soliciting agency. The 4×24 Dinner Series follows Chatham House Rules: information may be extracted and shared but should not be credited to specific speakers. At 4×24 dinners, you will:
- Hear directly from federal decision-makers
- Understand agency challenges, capability gaps and priorities
- Compare experiences with other senior GovCon leaders
Explore different functional or mission areas through flexible, cross-group options (dubbed “wild cards”) - Learn through the questions their peers ask
4×24 includes 23 specialty groups, ranging from AI and cybersecurity to space, healthcare, intelligence, contracts, digital engineering and the C-suite. Members join the group that best aligns with their expertise — but also have the opportunity to attend other sessions when relevant topics arise.
The value for executives comes from the quality of the conversation: small rooms, candid exchanges and federal leaders willing to share insights they rarely discuss in large public settings. Leaders walk away with a sharper sense of agency direction, pain points and priorities — insights they can channel into strategy, business development and solution design.
How Does the 4×24 Leadership Program Help Executives Strengthen Visibility in the GovCon Market?
In addition to connections and knowledge, 4×24 membership provides a powerful visibility benefit through Executive Mosaic’s media platforms. Many executives know they need stronger brand presence, more thought leadership exposure and more touchpoints with the buyers and partners who matter most. Few programs offer that at scale — 4×24 does.
4×24 members gain ongoing visibility across Executive Mosaic’s media ecosystem, which reaches over 150,000 daily newsletter subscribers in the federal contracting community via news outlets, email distribution and digital platforms. This exposure helps executives:
- Build and maintain a respected leadership profile
- Amplify messaging around corporate strategy and milestones
- Reinforce credibility during critical capture timelines
- Stay top-of-mind with potential partners and customers
- Showcase innovations, modernization efforts and expertise
For companies competing in crowded markets, this sustained presence drives recognition and trust — two key ingredients in successful GovCon growth.
What Does Alignment Mean for 4×24 Leadership Program Executives?
The most distinctive benefit of the 4×24 Leadership Program is alignment — the way connection, insight and visibility come together to support long-term opportunity.
When executives consistently engage with government leaders, deepen their understanding of agency missions through 4×24 dinners and maintain a strong public presence through EM’s media ecosystem, they begin to align:
- Their company’s capabilities with agency priorities
- Their growth strategies with real-time federal direction
- Their partnership networks with upcoming opportunities
- Their market presence with the GovCon community’s expectations
Alignment does not guarantee outcomes. But it creates the optimal conditions for them — whether that means establishing a new teaming relationship, identifying a gap the company can fill, positioning more effectively for a major pursuit or stepping into larger strategic conversations about modernization and mission support.
This alignment is what differentiates the 4×24 Leadership Program. Members are not just attending events. They are operating within a leadership ecosystem that reinforces business opportunity from multiple angles.
Why Do Senior Executives Choose the 4×24 Leadership Program?
Executives join 4×24 because it gives them:
- A trusted community of peers
- Consistent access to federal leaders
- High-impact business insight
- Strengthened thought leadership and market visibility
- Opportunities to build long-term relationships that matter
And they join because the program is selective, senior-level and built for GovCon executives, not for service providers or general business audiences. This ensures the conversations remain deep, relevant and tied to mission outcomes.
How Can Executives Become 4×24 Members?
Membership in the 4×24 Leadership Program is exclusive and senior-level, and executives from GovCon firms are encouraged to explore whether the program is the right fit.
Begin the application process for the 4×24 Leadership Program.