Ron Keesing

Chief AI Officer

Ron Keesing is the Chief AI Officer at Leidos, where he oversees the enterprise strategy for AI, guiding internal and customer-facing initiatives, technology partnerships, workforce initiatives in AI, and risk-based governance.  

Ron has been leading groundbreaking research and delivering advanced technology in AI for over 25 years. He has done pioneering work on research programs addressing many of the nation’s toughest challenges, from forecasting cyber threats and political instability to discovering new potential cancer treatments and creating the first generation of autonomous systems for spacecraft command and control. He has successfully transitioned numerous research technologies into operational programs for the DOD and Intelligence Community.

As a Leidos Technical Fellow, he has authored papers and patents in diverse computer science and AI subfields and advises organizations like the Center for New American Security, where he is a member of the AI Governance Forum. His current research focuses on enhancing resilience, security, assurance, and user trust in AI, particularly with emerging generative AI technologies.

Ron holds a B.S. and M.S. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland.