Mr. Jock Padgett serves as the Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for Advance C2 Acceleration. Prior to the CDAO he served as the Chief Technology Officer in the XVIII Airborne Corps. Mr. Padgett has also served as the XVIII Airborne Corps Chief Data Officer and Chief Technology Officer to the 82nd Airborne Division.
Mr. Padgett’s other assignments include Director of Information Systems and Chief Information Security Officer of Pine Hurst Medical Clinic and Pine Hurst Accountable Care Network, Program Manager – IT Shared Services at Joint Special Operations Command, IT Innovation Manager at Joint Special Operations Command and IT Manager at Joint Special Operations Command.
While on active duty in the United States Marine Corps and as a civil servant, Mr. Padgett had several deployments. His deployments include support of operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa, Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce.
Mr. Padgett is a graduate of Boston University at Boston, MA. He has a graduate certificate in Executive Healthcare Leadership from Cornell University.