EXECUTIVE ONE HOLDING COMPANY WELCOMES COMMANDER JOHN “OSCAR” MEIER (RET.), U.S. NAVY, TO JOIN BOARD OF ADVISORS
McLean, VA, September 23, 2024 – Executive 1 Holding Company is pleased to announce the addition of John “OSCAR” Meier, a recently retired Commander of the Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT), who has spent over 35 years advancing and preserving the U.S. Navy’s mission and vision. 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 the defense, technology, and policy sectors, the EX1 advisory board brings significant experience, mentorship, and wisdom to inform and refine impactful, 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 John Meier join our Board to drive our collective mission to support the warfighter and the federal workforce of guardians. His insights, expertise, and experience are pivotal to our decision management platform development, expanding our ability to scale and forge cognitive decision navigation and innovation into our customers' business.”
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 costs and further increase mission-capable rates across naval aviation. In addition to AIRLANT, John also served in various leadership roles at the NAVY Warfare Development Command, Carrier Strike Group TEN, PCU USS Gerald R. Ford, Electronic Attack Squadron 136, and EA-6B/EA-18G/NGJ programs.
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/