Arc Aspicio Appoints Rob O’Keefe as Chief AI Officer
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Arc Aspicio Appoints Rob O’Keefe as Chief AI Officer

Arc Aspicio Appoints Rob O’Keefe as Chief AI Officer

Arlington, VA, January 1, 2026 – Arc Aspicio has appointed Rob O’Keefe as Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer to expand its offerings in digital transformation to our Federal Government clients. This appointment is part of a strategic investment the company is making to support our clients as they adopt AI and transform operations to enhance mission outcomes.

As Chief AI Officer, O’Keefe will work with clients as they undertake transformation initiatives in new or existing projects. Within the company, O’Keefe is responsible for how it invests in expanding AI offerings to clients, developing capabilities to use AI to solve complex problems for clients, and developing the workforce to deliver with AI — safely and securely.

“AI is transforming how the Government provides services to citizens — whether that’s through customer interactions, advanced IT systems, robotics, self-driving vehicles, and even renewable energy,” O’Keefe said. “The AI landscape has changed rapidly over the past few years, and we are excited to have it play a substantial role as a tool to help our teams create and deliver innovative, integrated, and trusted solutions to enhance our nation’s future for our clients.”

Arc Aspicio launched its first strategic initiative focused on AI in 2018 to explore the potential of this technology in solving large, complex problems for clients and transforming how they fulfill their mission. The company’s focus on AI has intensified in the past 18 months with a new strategy incorporating the latest AI advancements into client operations to change the way they are serving their citizens or accomplishing their missions — from transformational change to using agents to improve efficiency and effectiveness in day-to-day operations.

“How might we help our clients benefit from AI-related advances and capabilities to support their mission and mission support operations?” O’Keefe asked. This led to three distinct AI initiatives that the company applies to our clients, how our workforce uses AI in consulting and problem-solving, and how the company expands and develops new offerings for our clients.

The company developed an AI Transformation Framework to rapidly assess and plan how to adopt AI and develop a roadmap for all aspects of AI adoption maturity, including leadership and strategy, operations, workforce, security, and policy.

Our ongoing intensified investment into AI underscores Arc Aspicio’s commitment to staying at the forefront of innovation, empowering our clients by introducing capabilities to help them achieve their missions. Our team is committed to using AI responsibly to deliver innovative solutions that empower clients and their workers.

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Lynn Ann Casey
Chief Executive Officer
info@arcaspicio.com
1.703.465.2060

About Arc Aspicio

Arc Aspicio creates and delivers integrated and innovative solutions to enhance our nation’s future. As a consulting and solutions company, Arc Aspicio solves problems by applying our integrated capabilities in strategy, human-centered design, human capital, data analytics, and technology. We passionately pursue our vision to be the hub of creativity where people take action to change the world. Our employees use an innovative human-centered approach to collaborate with clients and partners to create tailored, efficient solutions for their customers and promote action to achieve mission results. Join us and our Strategy Innovation Lab (SILab), our knowledge hub with repeatable methods, processes, tools, and techniques, as we create and share ideas to inspire people and accelerate change. Follow Arc Aspicio on LinkedIn @Arc Aspicio @SILabDC and learn more about our company and culture at www.arcaspicio.com.

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