Linda Huntt is the Vice President, Corporate Operations for IDA. She is the executive responsible for ensuring the efficiency and productivity of IDA’s day-to-day operations. In this role, Linda collaborates with corporate leadership to understand their goals and oversees the directorates responsible for providing the resources employees need to meet those goals.
Prior to joining IDA in February 2016, Linda worked for 17 years at the Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory. Beginning in 2011, she was the Operations Executive in the Research and Exploratory Development Department, and from 2009 to 2011, she was the Operations Executive in the National Security Technology Department.
From 1998, Linda held various other positions at APL, including the Group Supervisor at Milton Eisenhower Research Center, Business Manager in the National Security Technology Department, Section Supervisor Subcontracts and Senior Subcontracts Representative in the Business Information Services Department.
Linda has also held positions in the contracting field at United Defense L.P. (now BAE Systems) and EA Engineering Science and Technology. She had a 16-year career at the Defense Logistics Agency.
Linda earned a master’s degree in business administration from Loyola University Maryland and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration/management from Towson University. She is a member of the National Contract Management Association and was on the Howard County Leadership Board from 2013 to 2016.