Rob Brown

About Rob Brown

I\'m a senior technology and digital transformation executive with 20+ years leading enterprise AI deployment, large-scale digital platform modernization, and technology investment governance across Bank of America, USAA, and C3.AI. My career has spanned financial services, enterprise AI, and defense, building and governing technology programs that connect platform investment to measurable business outcomes at Fortune 500 scale.What I do well is translate complex technology strategy into funded, executable programs. At USAA, I built the business cases and governance frameworks that secured significant multi-year digital investment, validated at the CFO level across three lines of business. At Bank of America, I governed multi-platform technology portfolios through organizational mergers, enterprise audit remediations, and large-scale capacity alignment initiatives. At C3.AI, I moved into enterprise AI directly, developing and deploying mission-critical AI solutions for U.S. Army commands, defense contractors, and federal energy clients in complex, regulated environments.I lead with clarity, structure, and a bias toward the greater good of the organization over individual priorities. I\'m energized by high-stakes environments where technology investment decisions carry real consequences, where the organization is building or transforming, and where executive leadership wants a trusted partner who can govern complexity and drive results at scale.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Strategic Solutions Federal

   C3 AI

   Jan 2025 — Present · Huntsville, AL, US

   Led enterprise AI solution development and executive engagement across U.S. Army commands, defense contractors, and federal energy clients. Grew all accounts from zero upon hire, developing production-ready AI application strategies and positioning multi-year expansion across the territory. Enterprise AI Deployment: Developed and deployed mission-critical AI solutions for federal defense and energy clients, translating complex AI platform capabilities into operational outcomes for senior government and industry executives. Mission-Critical AI Design: Designed an AI solution for a U.S. Army airborne threat detection program that significantly reduced the number of operator decision steps required for intercept response, lowering cognitive load and accelerating reaction time. Customer Value Architecture: Built business case analysis for predictive maintenance and asset management AI applications, quantifying significant anticipated customer value and cost avoidance across Army and federal energy client environments. Compliance Navigation: Navigated Authority to Operate (ATO), FedRAMP, and FISMA requirements across all client engagements; leveraged AWS and Azure hosted environments to accelerate deployment within pre-approved security boundaries. Board-Level Reporting: Prepared pipeline accuracy and commitment decks for leadership board reporting, ensuring integrity of implementation milestones and forecasted customer value to support investor guidance.

Education

• U.S. Naval War College

  Senior Military Education Program

  2012 — 2013

• University of Virginia

  Graduate Project Management Program

  2013 — 2014

• University of Virginia

  Undergraduate Studies

  2007 — 2009

• American Military University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government

  2009 — 2012

• Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2014 — 2016

• Wake Forest University

  Master's degree, Digital Marketing