MANTECH has acquired Elder Research, a provider of AI and data science solutions, applications and training for Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government clients.
“MANTECH has been at the forefront of AI for more than a decade, and we are thrilled to add Elder Research’s world-class team, differentiated data and AI capabilities, 30 years of applied past performance and client-first culture to our own,” said MANTECH CEO and President Matt Tait. “Together, we will accelerate our combined innovation and capabilities to drive client return on investment and offer career opportunities that no other company can match.”
Elder Research has supported sensitive intelligence missions, trade security analytics, fraud, waste and abuse detection, predictive maintenance for critical infrastructure and real-time forecasting. The company is known not only for solving complex technical problems, but also for helping organizations operationalize data and AI in production environments.
“In an industry where less than 20 percent of data science and AI projects make it out of the lab into the real world, we have built a differentiated approach where 90 percent of our solutions are implemented, adopted and delivering real ROI,” said Elder Research Founder John Elder. “MANTECH shares our values of excellence, integrity and service to our federal and commercial clients, and together, we can even more effectively help our clients achieve their challenging missions.”
The Elder Research team will join MANTECH’s Data and AI Practice, led by Chief Data and AI Officer Brandy Durham. The practice focuses on delivering AI solutions for government and commercial clients through a vendor-agnostic approach and partner ecosystem designed to turn data into actionable insights.
“We are thrilled to welcome the highly talented members of the Elder Research team —driving scale, innovation, and client success,” Durham said. “I have long admired Elder Research and Founder John Elder — an industry pioneer at the forefront of unlocking the power of data analytics and AI capabilities in government and commercial industry.”