Rod Fontecilla Named Chief Innovation & AI Officer at Harmonia

Rod Fontecilla, former partner and chief innovation officer at Guidehouse, has assumed the newly created role of chief innovation and artificial intelligence officer at Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Harmonia Holdings Group.

The executive will lead the Technology and Innovation Council, which was recently established to support the capability development efforts of Harmonia, the company said Tuesday.

Fontecilla brings to Harmonia more than 35 years of experience in driving digital innovation across the government and commercial sectors.

The seasoned technology executive previously worked as senior vice president, chief innovation officer and chief data scientist at Dovel Technologies, which was acquired by Guidehouse; SVP and chief technology officer at Altamira Technologies; VP at Unisys (NYSE: UIS); and principal at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH).

“Rod’s addition to our leadership team provides valuable experience in formalizing innovation as a core capability which is critical to our future growth,” said Damon Griggs, CEO of Harmonia.

Supported by a strategic investment from MDP, the TIC is envisioned to drive product development through Agile and DevSecOps approaches and help Harmonia’s government customers modernize software and systems.

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