Donna O'Donnell
Astris AI
Chief Revenue Officer
Donna O'Donnell is the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Astris AI, a Lockheed Martin company. In this role, she leads the business and go-to-market strategies for Astris AI, heading a senior team of sales and marketing professionals to drive revenue growth. She oversees the business to bring defense-grade AI capabilities beyond the Department of Defense to commercial industries, while developing strategic industry partnerships and identifying new market opportunities.
Astris AI is a new Lockheed Martin initiative under LMEvolve, focused on bringing LAIC's AI/ML products and services to market and enhancing capabilities for both internal and external customers. The project aims to leverage Lockheed Martin's internal AI/ML expertise for dual-use applications in collaboration with commercial partners and to support critical defense missions.
Before joining Astris AI, Donna was the Global Vice President, AI and Intelligent Automation Sales at Xerox, where she played a pivotal role in advancing the AI roadmap and participated in high-profile events such as the PGA Championship. She also worked at UiPath as a leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), contributing to events like the Fintech Forum and advocating for diversity and empowerment.
Her career includes a notable 24-year tenure at AT&T, where she managed CXO relationships with Fortune 100 clients. Donna currently resides in Westport, CT, with her husband, Jay, and has two grown sons who attended Northeastern University in Boston.