Maximus announced John Martinez as the company?s new General Counsel. Martinez succeeds David Francis, who has been with Maximus since 1998 and will help Martinez transition into the new role before his previously announced retirement at the end of 2023. Martinez joins Maximus after serving as Vice President and General Counsel of GE Aerospace.

In that role, Martinez was responsible for developing and executing the company?s legal strategy across the commercial aviation and defense sectors and led several aspects of GE Aerospace?s global portfolio, including the legal, contracts, compliance, and government relations organizations. Martinez?s earlier legal career included several executive roles as Vice President and General Counsel for Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Deputy General Counsel for the Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Associate General Counsel at the Central Intelligence Agency. Among Martinez?s professional accolades is admission to the National Hispanic Bar Association?s (NHBA) prestigious PODER25 program, NHBA?s General Counsel talent pipeline initiative.