Raj Patil is the CEO of AEEC, LLC, an Information Technology and Environmental Engineering professional services firm based in Reston, Virginia. Founded in 1995, AEEC is highly specialized in accelerating digital transformation and provides customer-centric mission support in Big Data & Data Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud Computing & Engineering, DevOps & Agile, Digital Security, Identity & Access Management Engineering, and Enterprise Architecture. The Environmental Engineering part of the company delivers proven environmental results through Site Investigation/Closure, System Optimization, Soil/Groundwater Remediation, DIS/Data Management, Title V Air Modeling, Environment Compliance, Long Term Operation/Long Term Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Impact Investment. AEEC’s key differentiators include a 28-year success track record, a “people first” culture, and an award-winning Innovation Lab (the iLab) that creates a neutral, data-secure development environment to test and scale new technology solutions. The iLab is integrated into the Connected Labs initiative at UC San Diego’s San Diego Supercomputer Center and has notably been featured in a Harvard Business School case study. Mr. Patil has a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University (MTU). He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Owner President Management Program (OPM 42), as well as the current President of the Harvard Business School Club of Washington, DC (HBS DC).