EXECUTIVE ONE HOLDING COMPANY ANNOUNCES THREE EXTRAORDINARY DoD LEADERS TO JOIN ITS ADVISORY BOARD

Devon Bryan, Janice Haith, and John “Oscar” Meier bring their mission and industry experience to EX1 Holding Companies

McLean, VA, September 23, 2024 – Executive 1 Holding Company is pleased to announce the addition of three industry, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy leaders as prominent advisors to its Board. EX1 manages a family of companies in cognitive AI, decision management, and government consulting: CORAS, Human Touch, Plasticity, and DocuGraph. Adding to an existing distinguished board that represents leaders from defense, technology, and policy sectors, the EX1 advisory board brings significant experience, mentorship, and wisdom that inform and refine impactful and incisive delivery strategies for customer missions. Now more than ever, EX1 companies are focused on driving exponential modernization and digital transformation, logistics, global threat postures, and decision capabilities for federal civilian and defense agencies. 

Moe Jafari, CEO of Executive 1 Holding, said “Time is a WEAPON that requires a constant cognitive navigation that experienced leaders have both awareness and empathy to apply.  It is an honor and a call to action to have Devon Bryan, Janice Haith, and John Meier join our Board to drive our collective mission to support the warfighter and the federal workforce of guardians. These leaders bring their insights, expertise and experience to our decision management platform, expanding our ability to scale and forge cognitive decision navigation and innovation into our customers' business.”

Welcome our newest board members:

Devon Bryan is Carnival Corporation’s Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He is a veteran of the US Air Force (USAF) where he faithfully served for 11 years. Devon is also an award-winning security leader known for his ability to drive global teams in supporting complex business in various industries and mitigating technology risks while enabling top-line business revenue growth. Prior to Carnival, Devon’s career as a CISO spanned MUFG Union Bank (Americas), KPMG North America, The US Federal Reserve System (Fed), ADP Inc. and was Deputy CISO for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Devon also serves as a Board member for the non-profit organization he co-founded in 2014, Cyversity, to diversify the cybersecurity workforce through programs geared toward attracting more women and minority security professionals.

Janice Haith, former Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Navy (USN), is known for her deep understanding of the Federal ecosystem, passion for innovation, and ability to effect positive change. During her tenure as CIO, Janice led many IT modernization strategies including the introduction of cloud-based technology (U.S. NAVY Cloud First), the restructure of the USNs risk management framework, the implementation of a secure internet protocol network, and an overhaul of the DOD’s personnel security and credentialing management systems. She is also credited with collaborating with other Federal CIOs to drive cybersecurity initiatives. Prior to her years as CIO, Janice also served as the Senior Executive Services (SES) Director of Enterprise Operations for the Department of Defense (DOD). Following her career in the defense industry, she turned to the private sector to promote industry-government collaboration. She is an ever-passionate advocate for career advancement for women in STEM and public service and a member of the Washington Capital Regional Executive Board of Advisors for How Women Lead.

John “OSCAR” Meier, a recently retired Commander of the Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT), spent over 35 years advancing and preserving the U.S. Navy’s mission and vision. Throughout his years, John’s expertise in electronic attack, nuclear propulsion, and other traditional warfighting capabilities grew alongside his visionary leadership and desire to drive innovation and forward thinking to military operations. John’s most recent accomplishment, prior to retirement, was the AIRLANT’s Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) created to foster a data driven environment to drive down maintenance cost and further increase mission capable rates across naval aviation.  In addition to AIRLANT, John also served in various leadership roles at NAVY Warfare Development Command, Carrier Strike Group TEN, PCU USS Gerald R. Ford, Electronic Attack Squadron 136, and EA-6B/EA-18G/NGJ programs.

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About EX1

EX1 is a private holding firm that invests in AI/ML/NLP and software-as-a-service (SaaS). EX1’s current investments in Plasticity, Inc., HumanTouch, LLC, CORAS (SaaS), and DocuGraph are positioned to lead in these technologies.

Consumers, businesses, and the federal government are embracing AI in the marketplace. According to Gartner, Government and private firms are forecasted to spend over $125 billion by 2025 on AI products and services. The EX1 family of companies finds solutions to complex business challenges, with ML, AI, and NLP becoming an increasingly significant part of that formula. Our strategic solutions and applications bring together innovators, experts, and data scientists in solving the federal Government’s business challenges. EX1’s mission is to provide superior human interactions and client support, using service and technology that leverages cutting-edge data science applications to work smarter. This growing family of companies serves the Department of Defense, civilian federal government agencies, and commercial organizations with pride. For more information, visit https://www.executive1holding.com/

Pat Zarodkiewicz Joins Executive 1 Holding Company Board of Advisors to Guide Value to Federal Government Decision Makers

TYSONS, Va., February 1, 2023 –Executive 1 Holding Company (EX1) is proud to announce that Pat Zarodkiewicz, a retired Senior Executive Service (SES) member with nearly 34 years of experience in the Department of the Air Force (USAF) has joined its Board of Advisors. In her final USAF position as the Administrative Assistant (AA) to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF), Ms. Zarodkiewicz provided advice to SAF and Chief of Staff on executive personnel and Headquarters management, led an organization responsible for over $5.6 billion annually, and supported 37,000 people. As the USAF’s Senior Security Official, she led the Air Force’s insider threat program, information, personnel, and industrial security policy, and provided oversight of Special Access Programs.  

“My mission as Board Advisor is to bring my problem-solving perspective and ask the questions that decision-makers need to know,” Ms. Zarodkiewicz said. “My experience is helpful because I haven’t forgotten what that decision-making process feels like, and I can think and approach risk differently and present a balanced case for building stronger and more innovative integrations and solutions.”

 “Executive 1 is honored to welcome Pat to our Board of Advisors. She shares our customer-centric, value-add vision providing solutions and software that are focused on mission outcomes,” said Moe Jafari, EX1 CEO. “Pat’s direct experience and insights, as a decision-maker, and working with other decision-makers across the Air Force, DoD, and federal-wide is paramount as our investment companies evolve. 2023 promises to be one of opportunity and mission advancement as we engage with leaders to provide best-in-class decision solutions and software to government leaders.”

 In addition to EX1’s Advisory Board, Ms. Zarodkiewicz serves on the Board of Directors for several large and small businesses, as well as the Aerospace Corporation and is an advisor to the Defense Business Board. She remains committed to bringing her expertise and experience to organizations she recognizes as critical to the success of the DoD enterprise and the Intelligence Community.

  Ms. Zarodkiewicz started with the Air Force as an intern and held increasingly responsible positions in financial management at base, MAJCOM, and in the Pentagon, culminating as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Financial Management & Comptroller. Her leadership was recognized with three Presidential Rank Awards and numerous other awards.  

Pat Zarodkiewicz

About EX1

EX1 is a private holding firm that includes Plasticity, Inc., HumanTouch, LLC, CORAS (SaaS), and Docugraph. Continued EX1 investments in Ai/ML/NLP and software-as-a-service (SaaS) positions the company portfolio to lead in these technologies.

 Consumers, businesses, and the federal government are embracing Ai in the marketplace. According to Gartner, Government and private firms are forecasted to spend over $125 billion by 2025 on AI products and services. The EX1 family of companies finds solutions to complex business challenges, with ML, Ai, and NLP becoming an increasingly significant part of that formula. Our strategic solutions and applications bring together innovators, experts, and data scientists in solving the federal government’s business challenges. EX1’s mission is to provide superior human interactions and client support, using service and technology that leverages cutting-edge data science applications to work smarter. This growing family of companies serves the Department of Defense, civilian federal government agencies, and commercial organizations with pride.

Executive 1 Holding Company Completes Acquisition of Plasticity, Inc., Furthering Investment in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing

TYSONS, Va., October 15, 2020: Executive 1 Holding Company, LLC (EX1) has closed on and acquired San Francisco-based Plasticity AI, an Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Machine Learning (ML) software services provider

EX1 is the holder of leading consulting and technology solutions companies collaborating with the Federal government, working at the forefront of organizational transformation using AI, ML, and NLP. With this acquisition, Plasticity’s industry-leading technology platforms will provide the EX1 family of companies with increased and cutting-edge capabilities in Enterprise decision analytics, predictive decisions, cost savings, accountability, efficiency, data transparency and advisory services. 

EX1 CEO Moe Jafari said, “The Plasticity creative team will be actively involved in supporting our customers in the Federal government; increasing functionality and engineering efficient and incisive solutions to complex challenges.” He emphasized that Plasticity, Inc. will remain independent as a wholly owned subsidiary of EX1.

Plasticity’s data visualization capabilities provide Leaders with data trends and patterns that will help them make better decisions and create smoother transfers of knowledge. Plasticity’s software helps developers create human-like natural language interfaces. Combined with EX1’s existing resources, Plasticity software will provide value in leveraging unique market opportunities, opening the possibility of new contracts, and adding additional qualifications in the growing AI/ML/NLP market space.

Plasticity co-founder Ajay Patel said, “We’re excited to bring Plasticity’s natural language understanding technology and APIs to the EX1 family of companies. We’re impressed with the large number of federal, Department of Defense, and commercial customers EX1 serves and see an exciting opportunity to expand with them over these next few years.”

https://www.plasticity.ai/