Paul Strasser joins Brillient as president

Paul Strasser joined Reston, VA-based Brillient Corporation as president, the company announced March 27. In this role, he will be in charge of all aspects of the company including growth, delivery operations, managing client relationships and expanding Brillient’s business into new areas.

 “Paul has extensive experience in the federal contracting arena, working at small and large businesses and has a successful track record of growing businesses. We are pleased to have him lead the next phase of Brillient’s growth. I look forward to working closely with him”, said Sukumar Iyer, founder and CEO.

“Joining Brillient as president is a fantastic, new chapter in my career.  I feel that it is a great match of my skills and experience with Brillient’s capabilities working at the nexus of intelligent solutions and business process management.  I look forward to working with this Brillient team to become a public sector leader in artificial intelligence, business process management and information management to meet the critical needs of our nation’s missions”, said Paul Strasser.      

 Active in several industry associations, including AFCEA and IAC, Strasser currently serves on the ACT-IAC Executive Committee as executive vice chair, soon to be the chair.  Previously, he served as the ACT-IAC industry chair for the Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) in 2013 and ELC industry vice chair in 2012.  Strasser also served on the boards at GEIA (as vice chairman), ITAA (which merged with GEIA), and TechAmerica, serving on audit and financial committees.

In 2013, Strasser was honored to receive a Federal 100 Award for work in information sharing supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Strasser has a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology with minors in astronomy and marine sciences.  He earned a graduate certificate in information systems management from the University of Southern California.

Source: Brillient