BigBear.ai Names Former IBM Executive Mandy Long as Chief Executive Officer
October 11 2022 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
Dr. Reggie Brothers Steps Down as CEO and Board
Member, Remains Advisor to Company
BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leader in AI-powered analytics and
cyber engineering solutions, today announced that the Board of
Directors has appointed former IBM executive Amanda “Mandy” Long as
Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors,
effective October 12, 2022. Dr. Reggie Brothers will step down as
Chief Executive Officer and from the Board of Directors,
transitioning to serve as a Company advisor and Operating Partner
at AE Industrial Partners.
Long joins BigBear.ai with 15 years of experience in software
and hardware across multiple industries, most recently as an
executive at IBM, where she successfully led organizations to
launch multiple first-of-their-kind products and made significant
contributions to the rapid growth of the IBM Watson artificial
intelligence (AI) franchise. During her tenure at IBM, Long had
full P&L responsibility for several large and complex global
businesses, developing strategies to drive customer adoption of AI
and other automation solutions. Long also played a key leadership
role in IBM’s organizational transformation, leading the
integration and optimization of new business lines for acquired
assets, and introducing scalable operational processes, diverse
talent curation and retention strategies, and pipeline management
strategies.
“Mandy has an impressive record of building global technology
portfolios and driving revenue growth and adoption of AI products.
She has extensive M&A experience, deep software product
experience in regulated and unregulated industries, and has
implemented innovative and collaborative workplace environments at
scale. With Mandy at the helm, we expect to accelerate BigBear.ai’s
ability to bring AI-based products to both Commercial and Federal
markets as the Company transitions from a premier services and
solutions provider to a technology-led, multi-market leader in AI,”
said Peter Cannito, Chairman of the BigBear.ai Board of
Directors.
Cannito continued, “Reggie has been instrumental in creating the
BigBear.ai vision of putting the power of AI into the hands of
decision makers to improve visibility, predictability, and outcomes
for critical missions. We are grateful for his leadership in
establishing BigBear.ai as a public company, building an
experienced and resilient team, and bringing the Company to this
point in its lifecycle.”
“I am honored to be named CEO of BigBear.ai, a dynamic company
whose technology and expertise is trusted to solve so many critical
challenges for our customers – from protecting our nation to
helping hospitals deliver the right care at the right time to
children who need it most,” said Long. “The opportunity to support
the Company in productizing our unique technology assets, scaling
into a market leader, and capitalizing on the rapidly growing
demand for AI /ML solutions in every sector is a dream come
true.”
Executive Bio
Mandy Long previously served as Vice President, IBM IT
Automation and Vice President, IBM Integration & Application
Platform. Prior to that, she served as General Manager, IBM Watson
Health Provider Analytics, as well as Chief Product and Strategy
Officer, Artificial Intelligence for IBM Watson. She also
previously held Vice President of Product Management positions at
Modernizing Medicine and Experian Health. Mandy has received
multiple awards and recognition for her accomplishments in the
fields of Healthcare IT, including as one of the Most Powerful
Women in Healthcare IT from Health Data Management in 2017. She
earned a B.A. in Economics from Connecticut College.
About BigBear.ai
BigBear.ai delivers AI-powered analytics and cyber engineering
solutions to support mission-critical operations and
decision-making in complex, real-world environments. BigBear.ai’s
customers, which include the US Intelligence Community and
Department of Defense, as well as customers in manufacturing,
healthcare, commercial space, and other sectors, rely on
BigBear.ai’s solutions to see and shape their world through
reliable, predictive insights and goal-oriented advice.
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a global, public
company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more
information, please visit: https://bigbear.ai/ and follow
BigBear.ai on Twitter: @BigBearai.
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