President, Federal
Betsy Appleby, President, Federal
Betsy Appleby serves as President of Federal at Applied Information Sciences (AIS), where she leads strategy, growth, and delivery across civilian, defense, and intelligence markets. She brings a disciplined, mission‑first approach to scaling high‑performing teams, strengthening client partnerships, and delivering secure, compliant solutions that advance critical government outcomes. Betsy’s leadership reflects the company’s commitment to being a trusted partner to regulated federal enterprises—delivering compliant and transformative cloud solutions that accelerate time to value while meeting stringent security and compliance requirements.
Prior to this role, Betsy led AIS’s Defense & Intelligence business as Managing Director and previously served as Vice President, Federal Strategy, aligning go‑to‑market, talent development, and execution around cloud modernization, data and AI, and application innovation on the Microsoft cloud. Her public‑sector career began in the U.S. Department of Defense, where she served as a Program Manager on enterprise‑scale modernization efforts. She later moved into industry roles focused on applying technology to mission challenges, including public‑sector leadership at HSO as Vice President & Global Industry Director, Public Sector. These experiences shaped a hands‑on, outcome‑oriented perspective that continues to guide her work with federal agencies today.