About Hector Cuevas
Hector Cuevas, executive vice president and general manager of the missile defense and C5ISR market at Parsons, discussed the company's role in the defense market and the future of the military in a September 2021 interview. Cuevas stated that Parsons is positioned to "straddle both sides of the equation" as the Department of Defense shifts from a focus on counterterrorism to near-peer conflicts. He said the company's workforce includes "non-traditional employees such as gamers and recent college graduates" to drive innovation. Cuevas also said Parsons is involved in all three service efforts related to Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), including the Army's Project Convergence, the Air Force's ABMS, and the Navy's Project Overwatch, and aims to be "the broker of capabilities" for the customer.
In a 2016 interview, Cuevas described his background as a first-generation American, noting his mother is from Nicaragua and his father from Puerto Rico. He said he was the first person in his family to graduate high school and the first to graduate college with honors. Cuevas spoke about his experience joining a fraternity, stating that he felt a connection with the brothers and that the organization provided a network and philanthropic opportunities. He said his mother initially questioned the value of joining a fraternity but later expressed pride in his decision.
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Hector Cuevas's recent appearances.
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I am not a stereotype. My name is Hector Cuevas and I proudly belonged to a fraternity. My mom is from Nicaragua, my dad from Puerto Rico. She migrated to the United States having left our family behind for a better future for herself and then obviously for children. I'm an only child in my household. I had no idea that I would ever be the first person in my family to graduate high school and the first to graduate college with honors. That's a big accomplishment for me. I think fraternities today get a bad rap because of the stereotypes, you know, on national news for example, all these stories that we're hearing from other chapters in the nation. And I personally feel like they shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Everyone's different. The person that encouraged me to join my organization was actually the former chapter president when I rushed him. And I had a really strong relationship because we were both co-workers within our previous employment working at a movie theater. And he's a character. You know, you should consider coming up to our rush events, have an open mind. There's 11 other fraternities on his campus so you can choose. We just come and talk to the brothers and so you can make a connection with them. And I spoke not only to this person who is not my brother but also the other rows in the chapter and I felt the connection right away. My mom when she found out about a fraternity she was like, why are you gonna pay for friends? That's a stereotype. And I basically just told her, you know, I'm not paying for friends. This is a network, it's connections. They do more than just party. You know, they have philanthropic events, they maintain high academics. So after I told her that she was like, well you know what, you're an adult, it's on you to make your own decision. And not on the chapter president. She's like, I'm really proud of you. And she wants my kids to join a fraternity as well. I am not a stereotype. I'm a fraternity man.
