It was announced by iMapData, a data visualization and analysis company headquartered in McLean, VA, that is has merged with and taken the name of PlanetRisk, a technology and solutions company based in Bethesda, MD. The newly formed PlanetRisk will offer public and private customers a powerful, highly advanced level of informed decision-making.
Paul McQuillan, President and CEO of iMapData stated, “At the core of this merger are highly valuable big data capabilities that will allow us to advance iMapData’s already powerful situational awareness capabilities to offer a broader range of innovative solutions that transform complex data into actionable intelligence. PlanetRisk shares our commitment to developing visionary technology solutions to customers’ challenges, as well as creating technology that answers questions about future outcomes.”
McQuillan will retain the role of CEO at the newly formed PlanetRisk. He brings 25 years of federal sector experience, most recently he served as CMO of A-T Solutions. Mark Dumas, founder of PlanetRisk will become the Chief Strategy Officer of the newly formed PlanetRisk. Dumas, a leader in the area of geospatial analytics and entrepreneur was also also the founder and CEO of SPADAC which he sold in 2010.
Dumas stated, “We are extremely excited about the future of PlanetRisk and what we have the opportunity to create – an organization that will provide truly amazing and vital solutions in the area of actionable intelligence, which are so critically needed right now around the world.”
