LEADERSHIP
Our leadership team represents a culmination of diverse and high performing professionals that bring innovative ideas and solutions to our customers.

Aarti Smith
President & CEO
Aarti Smith | President and CEO
“Our leadership team cultivates our agile and responsive culture. We thrive on transparency, collaboration and honesty among our teams and customers.”
Aarti Smith formed Chainbridge Solutions in 2010 to solve complex problems facing the federal workforce with people at the core of every solution. Today, she leads the firm’s strategic development, fosters growth and ensures that we always thrill our customers. She promotes responsiveness among her teams and to our customers, fostering an environment where transparency and frequent communication thrive.

Stephen Bailey
VP, Solution Delivery
Stephen Bailey | VP, Solution Delivery
“We give our team members the freedom to innovate and explore and their ideas have become the foundation of our best solutions and products.”
Stephen Bailey is responsible for customer success and leads our teams in solution development, operations, and best practice implementation. With over 20 years of experience in the Federal IT sector, Stephen brings a proven track-record of executive project leadership, customer relationship and technology integration. He has extensive experience in program and project management, business development and growth, strategic planning and analysis, and leadership. Stephen combines technical knowledge with analytical perspectives to inspire his teams to deliver for Chainbridge Solutions’ customers.

Scott Dickson
VP, Business Development
Scott Dickson | VP, Business Development
“Chainbridge Solutions is a dynamic place with amazing, talented people. It’s a privilege to share our team’s great technology solutions and innovations while producing immediate value for our customers.”
Scott Dickson is responsible for developing and executing strategies that increase the value we offer our existing and future clients. With over 20 years of experience in the Federal IT sector, Scott brings a proven track-record of program and operations management, solution innovations and client and partner relationship management that is represented in comprehensive new and returning customer portfolio.

Bethany Keplinger
Director, Platform Solutions
Bethany Keplinger | Director, Platform Solutions
“With smartly designed applications build on low-code platforms, Chainbridge Solutions has been able to deliver intuitive systems designed to scale in weeks and months. That is the power of low-code, enterprise scale with speed and agility.”
Bethany Keplinger is responsible for growth and delivery of Chainbridge’s platform solutions. She mentors and supervises Project Managers and Product Owners supporting the various projects within our portfolio of platform solutions. She is responsible for resource management, contract management, sub-contractor management, customer satisfaction and contributes to business development and innovation exploration across the platform space.
Monica Janik
Director, Human Resources
Monica Janik | Director, Human Resources
“Human Resources done correctly is truly a labor of love. That is what I try to achieve every day!”
Monica Janik is responsible for leading all efforts to sustain, promote, and retain our most valuable resources: our team members. She works to ensure we offer a safe and collaborative environment that fosters communication, encourages autonomy, competence, and relatedness for each of our team members, and advocates for work-life balance! Ms. Janik always has a pulse on our human resources’ needs and works hard to lay the foundation for a successful and fulfilling experience at Chainbridge Solutions.