Washington, DC

Brian Brotsos

Chief Data and AI Officer (A)

U.S. Department of Transportation

Leading data and AI strategy to improve safety, efficiency, and innovation across government.

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25+

years building data programs

5

federal departments served

AI

strategy grounded in delivery

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Current Focus

Public sector data and AI leader with 25 years of experience designing, implementing, and scaling enterprise data, analytics, and emerging technology initiatives.

About

Data, AI, and public-sector transformation

I lead data and artificial intelligence strategy at the U.S. Department of Transportation, with a career focused on turning complex public-sector data into usable products, stronger governance, and better decision-making.

Across transportation, agriculture, and treasury, I have built data programs that improve access, reliability, security, and public value while helping teams deliver practical outcomes at enterprise scale.

My work sits at the intersection of strategy, architecture, governance, and modernization — helping organizations use data and AI as real operational assets.

Data and AI strategy
Enterprise data governance
Public sector modernization
Data architecture and interoperability
Developer-facing data products
Cross-agency collaboration

Experience

Selected leadership roles

Acting Chief Data and AI Officer

U.S. Department of Transportation

Washington, DC

Aug 2025 – Present
  • Leads department-wide strategy for data, analytics, geospatial and artificial intelligence.
  • Drives the use of data and AI to advance safety, efficiency, and innovation across the Department.
  • Oversees management of data as a strategic business asset and maximizes value from enterprise initiatives.

Chief Data Officer

Federal Highway Administration

Washington, DC Metro Area

Feb 2018 – Nov 2025
  • Led tactical and strategic data initiatives for FHWA and its stakeholders.
  • Improved visibility into data collections, purchases, databases, and dataset linkages.
  • Advised leadership on data policy, protection, and program operations.
  • Strengthened data availability, reliability, accessibility, security, and timeliness.
  • Expanded collaboration with industry, academia, researchers, and civic technologists.

USDA Data Architect

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Washington, DC

Sep 2014 – Feb 2018
  • Enabled developers and external partners to create solutions using USDA data.
  • Chaired department-wide data architecture and management efforts across agencies and offices.
  • Led enterprise inventory and tracking of data assets and improved alignment of data models.
  • Supported public data release processes across privacy, security, legal, and communications stakeholders.

Acting Chief Architect, Director of Enterprise Architecture Division

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Washington, DC Metro Area

Aug 2015 – Jan 2016
  • Managed enterprise architecture staff and contractors.
  • Defined mission, goals, deliverables, and execution plans for the division.
  • Chaired the Enterprise Architecture Committee across USDA agencies.

Fiscal Service Business and Data Architect

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Washington, DC

Jan 2006 – Aug 2014
  • Implemented business and data architecture for high-scale federal financial operations.
  • Supported enterprise metadata, definitions, data flows, interfaces, and business rules.
  • Contributed to governance efforts around data security, quality, and conformed dimensions.

Education

Education and executive development

American University Key Executive Leadership Program

Office of Executive Council — CXO Fellows Program

George Washington University School of Business — Management Training

DePaul University — B.S. in Computer Science

Contact

Let’s connect

For leadership, strategy, data modernization, or AI transformation conversations, reach out directly.

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