Ron Krakower

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Director, Business Development Federal Partnerships

Ron Krakower is a director of business development for SRI International’s Federal Partnerships group and is responsible for selling leading-edge technology projects to U.S. government markets with a focus on Intelligence Community and Department of Defense customers. He is additionally responsible for building and maintaining partner relationships with system integrators and small businesses for new business captures.

Krakower collaborates with research and engineering staff across SRI to win and build new business across a wide range of technology focus areas including computer vision, image and video processing; artificial intelligence and deep learning; positioning, navigation and timing; robotics; aerial surveillance; geospatial intelligence; LIDAR mapping and 3D modeling; voice/speech analytics; blockchain; augmented reality; and open source media analysis. Each project is a custom-developed mix of professional services and technologies used to bring innovative solutions to U.S. government customers.

Krakower received an MBA in finance from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in entrepreneurship from McGill University.


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