Dr. Keita Franklin is the Chief Behavioral Health Officer at Leidos, where she leads efforts to advance behavioral health solutions for military service members, veterans, and their families. A nationally recognized expert in suicide prevention and military mental health, she previously served as a Senior Executive at the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where she spearheaded programs supporting millions of service members and veterans.

Dr. Franklin also led behavioral health for the U.S. Marine Corps, overseeing initiatives in crisis intervention, family advocacy, and mental health. In the private sector, she has continued to shape behavioral health strategies, including her work at Deloitte and Columbia University’s Lighthouse Project. At Leidos, she applies her decades of public sector leadership to strengthen mental health programs that enhance resilience and well-being.

She holds a PhD in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and executive education credentials from Harvard Kennedy School and UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.