Chris Donaghey

Founder & Executive Board Member

Christopher “Chris” Donaghey is Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer of Applied Energetics, Inc., a developer of advanced optical technologies and ultrashort pulse laser directed energy solutions serving the national security, biomedical, and manufacturing industries.  Prior to joining Applied Energetics, Donaghey served as senior vice president and head of corporate development for SAIC where he was responsible for executing the company’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy and supported the development and implementation of SAIC’s strategic plan. Donaghey joined SAIC in 2017 as senior vice president of finance for SAIC’s operations and provided strategic leadership and business guidance to the organization.

Before joining SAIC, Donaghey was vice president of Corporate Strategy and Development for KeyW Corporation, a national security solutions provider for the Intelligence, Cyber and Counterterrorism Communities, where he guided overall corporate strategy, M&A, and capital markets activities.

Donaghey was also a senior research analyst for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital Markets where he provided investment advice and insight to institutional investors covering public defense technology, government IT services, and commercial aerospace industries.

During his tenure at SunTrust, Donaghey was ranked the number one defense analyst and number two analyst overall for stock selection by Forbes/Starmine in 2005 and was named in the Wall Street Journal Best on the Street survey in 2005, 2008, and 2009.

Donaghey served in the U.S. Navy Reserve where he provided scientific and technical analysis of missile guidance and control systems and advanced electronics for the Short Range Ballistic Missile group at the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center.

Donaghey earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.