Brian Acker

Senior Associate @Knowesis Inc.

Fairfax, VA, US

Corporate Executive and Senior Program Manager, Knowesis, Inc.Mr. Acker is a Knowesis\'s Corporate leader who works with the leadership team to manage service delivery and shape the strategic direction and vision for Knowesis\'s future. He provides recommended initiatives and changes in course related to service delivery and acts as an intermediary between Knowesis Program Managers (PMs), clients, and Knowesis leadership ensuring service level agreements are met. Mr. Acker communicates the Knowesis performance standards and desired service objectives to Knowesis Project Leads, Program Managers, and the Senior SMEs he directly manages. He helps Recruiting identify exceptional candidates for new positions, contingent positions, or backfill on active engagements and also monitors retention and develops retention initiates. As a Knowesis Senior Program Manager (PM), he has executive oversight of projects supporting the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Combat Support Directorate; Deputy Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs) for Health Readiness, Policy and Oversight; The Defense Health Board; US Army MEDCOM; US Army Institute of Surgical Research; and the DHA Joint Trauma Center. Together they are valued at over $63M and total of 61 FTEs. In addition, Mr. Acker is key to sustaining the Knowesis business development (BD) pipeline by proactively identifying BD opportunities through the teams he leads, outstanding client delivery, Identifying actionable solutions to client needs, and through his personal and business contacts he has accumulated throughout his successful career.

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

BPS, Health Services Administration

Baylor University

MHA, Healthcare Administration

USAF Air War College

Master of Strategic Studies