Progress appoints Ed Keisling as Chief AI Officer

Ed Keisling is Progress first Chief AI OfficerHe has previously held several key roles within the company, most recently as Chief Engineering Officer in Infrastructure Management. In his new role, he will focus on the AI strategy and help customers maximize the benefits of AI in their operations.

Leadership in AI strategy

Ed Keisling is Progress' first Chief AI Officer (CAIO). His new role is to lead Progress' AI strategy and develop the company's product offering to help customers use AI in their businesses. He reports directly to the company's CEO, Yogesh Gupta.

– Ed is a seasoned technology leader with over 30 years of experience driving change. At Progress, he has been a key figure in to develop our AI strategy and innovation. He is skilled at uniting technology and business goals, which has been evident throughout his career. "Ed leads our AI focus as we adapt our products to our customers' rapidly changing needs," says Yogesh Gupta, CEO of Progress.

Long experience in technology and innovation

Keisling has previously been a chief engineer in infrastructure management at Progress.There he played an important role in to drive innovation and streamline operations. He has extensive experience in leadership roles in the technology industry, particularly in systems architecture, cloud services and management of large IT infrastructures. At Vecna Technologies, he was part of the management team and was responsible for areas such as development, IT, DevOps, support, project management and analysis. Prior to that, he worked for over 17 years in various senior engineering roles at Pegasystems.

AI's impact on business-critical solutions

“Our customers rely on Progress to power and solve mission-critical parts of their operations, and AI is changing how these solutions are developed. With the latest AI advancements innovation is accelerating and previous barriers are disappearing. Progress has long integrated AI into its products and already has a team driving this work. I look forward to further developing and leading this effort, so that our customers have the right tools, processes and expertise to maximize the potential of AI and create even more value with our products, says Ed Keisling.

Commitment to education and mentoring

In addition to his work at Progress, Keisling is involved in education and mentoring programs for engineers. He is a mentor and lecturer in, among others, the UNH Pathways Program and MIT's Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP).