AIS - Key Persons


Beckie Carter

Job Titles:
  • Contracts Manager
  • Member of the Join Our Team

Betsy Appleby - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Brent Wodicka

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Solution Engineering

Chelsea Cerwinski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Director, Contracts

Chris Poteet

Job Titles:
  • Solution Director

Dan Ehrmantraut - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team

Dorayya C Palakurti - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Francesca Hawk

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Director, Performance, Learning & Development

Gautam Shah

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technologist

George Gibb

Job Titles:
  • Solution Director

Harin Sandhoo

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Enterprise Cloud Engineering

Jack O'Connell - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director
Bringing technology solutions to agencies spanning federal health and justice to state departments and tribal organizations.

James Joyce - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Jason Fertig - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Jason McNutt - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Jennifer Behe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Senior Accounting Manager

Jill Klein - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations

Joe Funk

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Director, Bids & Proposals

Kathie Bailey - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director, Human Resources
  • Member of the Join Our Team

Kevin Griffie

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Vice President, IT

Kim Pack

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • President, Federal

Larry Katzman - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • President
  • in 2000 As a Software Developer
Larry has been the President & CEO of AIS since 2020. He drives the corporate strategy and the implementation of the company's growth plan while ensuring the AIS reputation for service delivery excellence is never compromised. Larry joined AIS in 2000 as a software developer in the company's commercial practice. In 2006, he started the AIS Federal practice with wins at the Departments of Justice, Defense, and Homeland Security. In 2011, Larry was selected to lead the AIS National Security and Intelligence business. In 2016, he was appointed Vice President of Business Development to develop and implement a five-year plan to double AIS. Midway through that journey, he was named Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Larry completed the five-year plan and orchestrated a management-led buyout that was completed in 2020. The new AIS Board of Directors elected Larry to be President & CEO and a Director on the Board with the close of the transaction. Since 2016, AIS has tripled in size, remained employee-owned, and continues to attract and retain great talent to deliver cloud-based solutions to commercial and federal government clients. Larry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University and a Masters degree from George Washington University. Larry is married to his wife of 24 years and spends most of his time outside of work with her, their three children, and three Labrador Retrievers.

Leslie Bell - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations

Letitia A. Long

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Linda Yemm

Job Titles:
  • Controller
  • Member of the Join Our Team

Lorna Sumy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Vice President, Operations

Mark Frantz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Matt Walker

Job Titles:
  • Solution Director

Meredith Dost

Job Titles:
  • Solution Director

Mikala Kennell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Director, Marketing & Partnerships

Nick Gill

Job Titles:
  • Solution Area Lead

Nicole Peace - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief People Officer
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
As Chief People Officer, Nicole is responsible for all aspects of people operations as well as shaping and guiding a people strategy to support the organization's growth. She oversees Human Resources, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Experience and Culture, Learning and Development, Security, and their combined efforts to attract, develop, reward, and retain top talent for AIS. Nicole joined AIS in 2021 as Vice President of Human Resources bringing over 12 years of HR leadership experience. In this role Nicole focused on modernizing processes and strategic planning to support the continued progression of AIS's HR functions. Prior to joining AIS, she was Vice President of Human Resources at Metis Solutions where she developed and continuously expanded the HR department, benefits, and policies as the company evolved from a small to mid-size business. While at Metis Solutions Nicole also supported the successful acquisition and integration of Pluribus International and helped position the company for the eventual acquisition by PAE (NASDAQ: PAE, PAEWW). Nicole holds a BFA from the University of Miami where she studied art. She lives in Old Town Alexandria with her husband, two children and two Maine Coon cats.

Patty Obermaier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Phil Nolan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Raj Agarwal - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • President

Reena Singh - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations

Sanjeev Bhutt - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Sanju Bansal

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Shannon Gray

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Vice President, Culture & Experience

Tacy Holliday

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Join Our Team
  • Director of the PMO

Uday Virk - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Vishwas Lele - CTO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Vishwas serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at AIS, assisting organizations in envisioning, designing, and implementing enterprise cloud and data solutions. Vishwas has been at AIS since 1994 and brings over 30 years of experience and thought leadership to his position. A noted industry speaker, author, and mentor, he serves as Microsoft Regional Director for the Washington, DC area and is a longstanding Azure Microsoft MVP. Vishwas is also the creator of several tools and apps, including Netizen, MyFOIA, Media Center App, WAMS Manager, Excel Calc Engine, and Azure Service Catalog. Vishwas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering and a Master of Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. Vishwas has been married for 25 years and spends time outside work with his wife and two daughters.

Warren Steger

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
  • Chief

Yared Tsegaye

Job Titles:
  • Solution Director