Boston Government Services promotes Harris

Boston Government Services LLC, headquartered in Oak Ridge, has promoted longtime executive Karen Harris to vice president for energy and environmental.

“Our work supporting America’s clean energy future and our work supporting the cleanup of Department of Energy legacy facilities is vital for our nation and a source of great pride for BGS,” founder and CEO Harry Boston said in a news release. “Karen has been essential to BGS growth and performance and is ideally suited for this important role.”

Harris is described in the release as a performance-oriented professional with more than 25 years of experience in strategic planning, business development, marketing, sales, and business administration in various industries. She has 10 years of experience serving as chief executive officer for a small business providing technical services within the government sector. In this role, Harris was accountable for financial performance, personnel management, business development, and strategic growth.

“I’m delighted to take on this expanded role,” Harris said in the release. “I’ve been a part of growing BGS from a small company to a high performing mid-sized company with more than $100 million a year revenue. And our future holds the promise of even more growth.”

Harris helped establish BGS’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, whose focus is establishing a supportive and welcoming workplace environment where employees of all backgrounds and demographics can work together. 

She is a former member of the Forbes Business Development Council (invitation-only community of senior-level sales/BD executives). Harris holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.