Advisory Board Member Profile
Jen Sovada
MissionTech Solutions
Chief Futures Officer and SVP/GM of DoD/Intel |
Areas of Expertise:
Introduction to Design Thinking, Your Customers - Their Journey, Empathy & Storytelling, Ideation & Innovation, Prototyping, Testing & Iteration, The Design Thinking Organization
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Jen Sovada is the Chief Futures Officer and Senior Vice President / General Manager for the technology consulting company, MissionTech Solutions, LLC. Jen is responsible to bring MissionTech’s model for integrating new technology capabilities and solutions into government. She is a retired Air Force innovation leader and Forbes/Cognilytica Top 50 Artificial Intelligence in Government Influencer. Over her entire Air Force career, she was a driving force for innovation and change. Most recently, she was the Head of Talent Management for over 31,000 Airmen across the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance enterprise, where she revolutionized talent management to enable building a workforce for the digital age.
Jen holds a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and a certificate in Innovation and Design Thinking from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. In addition to her certificates, she holds degrees from the United States Air Force Academy, the University of Northern Colorado, the Joint Military Intelligence College, the Naval War College and the Army War College. |