Chantilly, VA. (March 4, 2025) – System High Corporation announced today that it has promoted Mr. Karl Borden to Executive Vice President for Operations and Growth. In this role, Karl will oversee the company’s daily operations and strategic growth efforts. He will ensure System High’s day-to-day operations run efficiently and he will strive to achieve organizational performance and growth objectives.
With more than 30 years of experience, Karl continues to provide proven technical and leadership expertise to System High’s customers and people. He has served as a mentor to large and diverse workforces throughout his career. In addition to his vast security background, Karl also specializes in contractual oversight and ensuring timely deliverables and mission planning and collaboration within enhanced security environments.
“Karl has a strong commitment to providing the best to our customers and our people,” said System High President Sarah Lord. “Karl brings decades of experience supporting our customers and mentoring next-generation security professionals. I am thrilled to support him in this new role and for Karl to continue elevating System High and maximizing our impact to preserving National Security to current and prospective customers across the Defense and Intelligence community.”
Most recently, Karl served as the Vice President of Science and Technology Protection. In this role, he managed and ensured employee relations and development, contractual compliance, program performance, and cost management for multiple programs supporting the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and commercial customers.
Karl joined System High in 2016 and has progressively held positions of increased responsibilities including Director of Legacy and Emerging Programs, Director of Security and Infrastructure, and Program Manager supporting the DARPA contract.
Before joining System High, Karl served as the Director of the Army SAPCO, where he was instrumental in transforming the Army SAP and Sensitive Activity Oversight community into the Army Special Program Directorate. In this position, he was a valuable member of the Department of Defense SAPCO Director Oversight Committee and assisted in the development, coordination, and implementation of SAP Policy and horizontal security protection methodologies that fostered reciprocity across the federal government and industrial security communities.
About System High Corporation
System High Corporation provides high-end solutions for some of the nation’s most sensitive activities and has become a leading provider and integrator of global protection and security engineering services. System High’s reputation of succeeding where others have failed is a direct result of bringing together and delivering the most innovative, critical-thinking professionals to solve the most complex security challenges across both government and commercial sectors. For more information, visit www.systemhigh.com.
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