BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed former IBM executive Amanda “Mandy” Long as member of the Board of Directors, effective October 12, 2022. Dr. Reggie Brothers will step down from the Board of Directors, transitioning to serve as a Company advisor and Operating Partner at AE Industrial Partners. Long joins BigBear.ai with 15 years of experience in software and hardware across multiple industries, most recently as an executive at IBM, where she successfully led organizations to launch multiple first-of-their-kind products and made significant contributions to the rapid growth of the IBM Watson artificial intelligence (AI) franchise.

During her tenure at IBM, Long had full P&L responsibility for several large and complex global businesses, developing strategies to drive customer adoption of AI and other automation solutions. Long also played a key leadership role in IBM's organizational transformation, leading the integration and optimization of new business lines for acquired assets, and introducing scalable operational processes, diverse talent curation and retention strategies, and pipeline management strategies. Mandy Long previously served as Vice President, IBM IT Automation and Vice President, IBM Integration & Application Platform.

Prior to that, she served as General Manager, IBM Watson Health Provider Analytics, as well as Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Artificial Intelligence for IBM Watson. She also previously held Vice President of Product Management positions at Modernizing Medicine and Experian Health. Mandy has received multiple awards and recognition for her accomplishments in the fields of Healthcare IT, including as one of the Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT from Health Data Management in 2017.

She earned a B.A. in Economics from Connecticut College.