Jan Nelson Appointed Senior Vice President of Professional Services and Technology Strategy at Datavail

Datavail, a leading provider of enterprise IT services specializing in cloud, data, analytics, and AI/ML solutions, today announced the appointment of Jan Nelson as Senior Vice President of Professional Services and Technology Strategy at Datavail.

In this role, Nelson will lead Datavail’s professional services organization and technology strategy, helping clients turn complex technology priorities into practical, business-focused outcomes. She will guide strategy and delivery across cloud platforms, application modernization, data, analytics, and AI initiatives while strengthening the operating models, teams, and solution capabilities needed to support scalable growth
Nelson is a technology and business executive focused on helping organizations build the capabilities, operating models, and leadership needed to thrive through technology disruption. She’s built and scaled consulting and engineering organizations across application modernization, cloud platforms, data, analytics, and AI, bringing together strategy, go-to-market, talent, delivery, and solution innovation to create measurable business growth and lasting organizational capability.

She brings an engineer’s curiosity and systems thinking to business leadership, with a focus on creating clarity in complexity and translating emerging technologies into practical business value. As AI and agentic solutions reshape software engineering, human experiences, and enterprise operating models, she’s passionate about helping organizations move from experimentation to execution, turning technology investments into lasting business capability and measurable impact.

Her leadership style is grounded in curiosity, clarity, accountability, and developing leaders and high-performing teams. She’s energized by complex environments where there is something meaningful to build, transform, or scale, especially when the path forward isn’t yet obvious.

“Jan’s appointment reflects where Datavail is headed as a services organization,” said Jerry Hawk, Datavail CEO. “Our clients are navigating major shifts across cloud, data, application modernization, and AI, and they need partners who can help turn strategy into practical execution. Jan brings the leadership experience, technical perspective, and operating discipline to strengthen how we deliver for clients today while building the capabilities they will need for what comes next.”

With Nelson’s leadership, Datavail continues to strengthen its professional services and technology strategy capabilities, helping enterprise organizations turn cloud, data, application modernization, and AI priorities into practical execution, scalable growth, and measurable business impact.

Datavail is an enterprise IT services company that helps organizations modernize applications, migrate to the cloud, and build data-driven foundations. With deep expertise in data management, analytics, AI/ML, and platforms like Databricks, Datavail delivers managed services, professional services, and solutions that turn raw data into actionable business insights with measurable ROI.

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