Jimmy O'Brien

Jimmy O’Brien serves as Senior Vice President of Growth at Knexus, where he leads business development and strategic partnerships across defense, intelligence, and federal civilian markets. Combining operational experience with a background in AI development and business leadership, Jimmy works with government and industry partners to connect mission needs with practical AI solutions that improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.

Prior to Knexus, Jimmy served as an Artificial Intelligence Solutions Business Lead at Booz Allen Hamilton, leading customer engagement, AI solution strategy, and software development efforts supporting national security missions. His responsibilities spanned opportunity development, proposals, prototyping, and production delivery. He supported U.S. Cyber Command directly and contributed to securing contracts across markets.

Jimmy served 23 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, leading both as an enlisted artilleryman and as an intelligence officer. His career spanned tactical through strategic assignments across Marine aviation, ground forces, special operations, and the broader Intelligence Community. Combined with his background in AI, ML, and Software development, Jimmy’s breadth of military experience connects operational needs and command priorities with practical AI solutions.