NEWS
- Alexandria, VA | November 21, 2024
SPA Establishes Office of Innovation (O2I) to Accelerate Delivery of New Capabilities
The O2I enables integrated solutions across all phases of clients’ national security missions
Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), a leading global provider of innovative advisory solutions in support of critical national security objectives, announces the opening of the Office of Innovation (O2I), uniquely designed to accelerate delivery of new capabilities and offerings to clients across all SPA markets. The O2I, based in SPA’s Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, is co-led by three senior leaders leveraging a diverse and deep array of expertise: Ed Stewart, SPA’s Fellow for System Engineering; Ryan Monson, SPA’s Fellow for Software Development; and Jeff Braun, SPA Director for Strategic Development. The O2I reports directly to SPA President Terry Benedict.
The Office of Innovation will enable SPA to speed the development of new, well-resourced technologies and infrastructure, focused on enhancing and meeting client missions in rapidly changing technological conditions.
"As SPA continues its rapid growth, we want to combine this momentum with the innovative instinct for which our analytical and technical professionals are known. In particular we will innovate in ways that help our government clients reach the best possible decisions affecting complex national security issues. Decision support has long been an area of deep expertise at SPA, and the O2I enables us to supercharge this capability in the marketplace.”
Ed Stewart added, “On behalf of the O2I leadership, our vision is to cultivate innovative ideas from identification to development and eventually deployment across our entire client base, enhancing SPA capability offerings.” He cited SPA’s Wargaming and Mission Planning Environment software tool, deployed to several client sites, as an example of the company’s longstanding commitment to innovation, now streamlined and accelerated to reach as broad an audience as possible.
Office of Innovation projects will also benefit from collaboration with SPA’s full complement of Fellows, who will guide and mentor projects for maximum access to SPA’s cross-domain expertise.
