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Cameron Stanley
Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Officer
Department of War Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office


Mr. Cameron Stanley is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) for the Department of War (DoW). In this role, he leads the acceleration of the DoW’s adoption of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to generate decision advantage. Most recently, Mr. Stanley served as National Security Transformation Lead for Amazon Web Services. Prior to this appointment, he served as Chief Data Officer of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security from 2022–2024, where he oversaw policy development and implementation across the full spectrum of the Defense Intelligence and Security Enterprise. From 2021–2022, he was Chief of the Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team, also known as Project Maven - the data and AI pathfinder program tasked with enabling improved warfighter outcomes through the rapid development, deployment, and sustainment of fielded AI algorithms and data-driven solutions. Over the course of his career, Mr. Stanley has amassed broad leadership experience across some of the Department’s most challenging science and technology initiatives, each focused on the rapid development and delivery of capabilities directly to warfighters. Leadership roles include Senior Science and Technology Advisor to the Commander, USSOUTHCOM; Senior JIEDDO Representative to the United Kingdom; and Chief of the JIEDDO Technology Strategy Division.

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