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Brett Kelsey

Chief AI Officer at Athena

Brett Kelsey is Chief AI Officer at Athena, driving outcomes-based cybersecurity strategy for Fortune 500 enterprises and public-sector organizations. Decades of experience building strategic partnerships across security, cloud, and managed services.

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LinkedIn
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The AI Journal
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Background

Brett Kelsey is Chief AI Officer at Athena, where he's passionate about disrupting the status quo and bringing true change to cybersecurity that focuses on outcomes-based solutions rather than checkbox compliance. Over more than two decades, Brett has spearheaded growth strategies for the cybersecurity industry, working with Fortune 500 companies across financial services, healthcare, oil & gas, retail, and federal, state, and local governments. His work centers on managed security services (MSSP), where he has built a track record of developing, managing, and strengthening strategic partnerships with leading technology and cybersecurity companies, security solution providers, and cloud services providers. Brett has led large global teams through transformational change, combining deep technical credibility with the commercial instincts needed to scale a security practice. He now applies that same lens to how agentic AI is reshaping the MSSP model, pushing the industry to measure success by outcomes delivered, not tools deployed.

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PR Newswire
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Brett Kelsey Quoted on Athena's Acquisition of Omni Cyber Solutions

Brett Kelsey, Chief AI Officer at Athena, was quoted in PR Newswire announcing the company's acquisition of Omni Cyber Solutions' agentic platform, its second acquisition of the year

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CIO Influence
NewsCIO Influence

Brett Kelsey on Athena's Acquisition of Omni Cyber Solutions Platform

Brett Kelsey discussed scaling world-class security operations following Athena's acquisition of the Omni Cyber Solutions Agentic Platform, featured in CIO Influence coverage of the July 2026 transaction

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LinkedIn
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Brett Kelsey Recognized in Athena Agentic's Maxxsure Acquisition Announcement

Brett Kelsey was publicly acknowledged as part of the core leadership team driving groundbreaking work at Athena Agentic during the company's acquisition of Maxxsure, as shared by colleagues on LinkedIn

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The AI Journal
NewsThe AI Journal

Brett Kelsey Quoted in The AI Journal on Athena's Strategic Acquisition

Brett Kelsey was featured in The AI Journal discussing Athena Agentic's acquisition of Omni Cyber Solutions, highlighting the company's mission to democratize world-class security operations for enterprises

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