SAIC hires senior VP of artificial intelligence

Michael Scruggs comes from IBM

Published February 24, 2021 by Richard Foster

Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has hired Michael Scruggs as senior vice president of artificial intelligence, effective immediately.

“In this newly created role, Scruggs will be responsible for driving organic growth through AI technology delivery and solutions development,” SAIC said in a statement. “He will broaden SAIC’s portfolio of AI technology delivery and customer relationships, as well as oversee strategic partnerships and development of the company’s solutions related to predictive analytics, machine learning, robotic process automation, and intelligent edge.”

Scruggs formerly worked for IBM Corp., working in cloud, data science and AI divisions.

SAIC employs more than 25,000 people and has pro forma annual revenues of $7.1 billion.