Fairfax, VA – December 17, 2024 – Craxel, a leading provider of advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, has named Jose Arrieta, former Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to its advisory board. Arrieta’s extensive experience in driving innovation and navigating federal procurement will play a pivotal role in advancing Craxel’s mission to deliver groundbreaking solutions to government and enterprise markets.

As HHS CIO, Arrieta pioneered the use of artificial intelligence and blockchain to modernize IT systems and improve public health initiatives. His leadership and ability to adopt and execute high-impact innovations has reshaped how federal agencies address complex challenges.

"We are incredibly excited to welcome Jose Arrieta to Craxel’s Advisory Board,” said Craxel President and CEO David Enga. “His visionary leadership and success in delivering innovative, impactful solutions aligns perfectly with Craxel’s mission. Jose’s insights will accelerate adoption of our Black Forest platform, especially during this transformative period, empowering federal agencies to achieve unprecedented efficiency, decision-making power, and mission success at the scale they need.”

Craxel's Black Forest advanced data analytics and knowledge extraction engine provides unique abilities for both humans and machines to rapidly connect the dots across vast, complex data streams, delivering actionable insights with unmatched speed and efficiency. Arrieta’s appointment reinforces Craxel’s commitment to helping solve the difficult challenges the public sector faces with the ever-growing volume and velocity of data. Craxel’s breakthrough technology will allow the public sector to cost effectively deliver on the promise of AI while at the same time improving data security, privacy, and the protection of civil liberties through their patented high performance searchable encryption capabilities.  

Highlights of Jose Arrieta's Achievements:

·       Spearheaded HHS’s adoption of artificial intelligence and blockchain to securely manage healthcare data, setting industry benchmarks.

·       Directed Schedule70, the world’s largest IT contract, generating $15 billion annually and serving over 1,000 public sector customers. In only eight weeks, Arrieta led the rapid deployment of blockchain to automate contract awards, dramatically reducing processing times from 110 days to nine days and modifications from 40 days to three days.

·       Honored with Washington Executive’s IT Innovator of the Year and twice named a GovExec Federal 100 honoree.

“I’m honored to join Craxel’s Advisory Board at such a pivotal moment.” said Arrieta.” Craxel’s Black Forest platform is redefining how federal agencies harness data for better, faster, smarter decision-making. I’m excited to help advance their mission of delivering innovative technologies that drive efficiency, trust, and impact across the public sector.”