AIC draws strength and direction from its strong, experienced management team. This team leads and inspires the firm with its significant industry and business experience.
Brittany McKinney
President and Chief Executive Officer
Under Brittany McKinney's leadership as President and Chief Executive Officer, AIC will continue to focus on execution, driving top line growth and improving profitability and cash flow.
Brittany previously served as Senior Vice President of AIC’s Central Region and Solutions Practices, responsible for working with her team to drive growth, build strong relationships with clients and employees and deliver financial results. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Corporate Development. In this role, she oversaw the Company’s key divestitures and was involved in leading several restructuring initiatives.
Prior to joining AIC in November 2007, Brittany served as Director of Operations and Integration Program Manager at Fujitsu Consulting, where she directed the operational policies and initiatives of a $55M division. She was a key member of the Senior Management Team that led the company through a critical restructuring process—taking the company from a net loss to positive earnings.
Prior to its acquisition by Fujitsu in 2005, Brittany served as a Director at BORN Information Services, Inc. where she contributed to corporate strategy and planning initiatives. Following the acquisition, Brittany managed all aspects of the corporate integration.
Prior to that, Brittany was the co-founder of Nuvolution, an IT services and management consulting company. Brittany served as the CFO and Principal Consultant for Nuvolution where she directed business operations for the company and provided management advisory services to clients. She also contributed to strategic planning and business development. In 2002, Nuvolution was acquired by Manchester Companies, an investment banking and management advisory firm, and Brittany became a Vice President within the company.
Brittany holds an MBA from St. Cloud State University.
Lynn Blake
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
As Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lynn Blake is responsible for providing financial performance leadership to achieve AIC’s business objectives. She oversees the management of governance and compliance requirements of the business and AIC’s investor relations activities.
Lynn is a seasoned finance professional with more than 20 years of experience in both manufacturing and services companies across multiple industries. She possesses a broad set of skills and experience in business planning, financial reporting, implementation of critical control processes and management of global finance organizations.
Prior to joining AIC, Lynn has served as the Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Entegris, Inc., an $800M global provider of products and materials used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Prior to that, she served as Corporate Controller at MTS Systems Corporation, a global manufacturing company. She has also held a variety of senior financial and accounting positions at Carlson Companies, Gartner Institute, Cowles Media Corporation and Honeywell International, Inc.
Lynn holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from University of Wisconsin – Madison, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and is a CPA (inactive).
Randy Hall
Senior Vice President – Central Region
As Senior Vice President, Central Region, Randy Hall is responsible for overall client and consultant satisfaction for his region. He partners with area leadership and management to refine local market strategies and drive growth.
Randy has been a key contributor to AIC’s Sales team for over two decades. During his career, Randy has been responsible for the growth and development of AIC’s Kansas City location, most recently serving as its Area Leader. During his tenure, he has been a top producer with a track record of consistently exceeding sales quotas and delivering multimillion-dollar revenues.
Prior to joining AIC, Randy worked for MCI/Satellite Business Systems where he led a team that sold telecommunication services. Randy studied Communications at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
John O’Donnell
Senior Vice President – Strategic Business Development
As the Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Development, John O’Donnell leads the strategy for expanding client relationships nationwide, with a focus on AIC’s national accounts. Additionally, he is tasked with creating differentiated offerings, driving sales best practices and building AIC’s brand via marketing. John works closely with AIC’s other regional leadership to ensure we are delivering on the needs and expectations of our clients and achieving our growth objectives within our national accounts.
John comes to AIC from Deloitte Services, LP, where he held various leadership roles as part of Deloitte’s Minneapolis Office and the national Financial Services practice. Over the course of the past six years, John lead multi-functional teams in the creation of market strategies, account strategies, tactical planning, solution development and execution, resulting in stronger client relationships and increased revenue.
Prior to that, John served as a Principal at CSC Consulting Group, Senior Manager at KPMG and Vice President and Divisional Vice President at Computer Associates International.
John holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Marquette University.