Kevin McAleenan

Chief Executive Officer at BigBear.ai Holdings

Board

Since January 15, 2025

Age

53 years

Education

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Amherst College and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School.

Tenure

Joined BigBear.ai as President and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on January 15, 2025.

Also at BigBear.ai Holdings

Carolyn Blankenship

General Counsel and Secretary

SRR

Sean R. Ricker

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Ted Tanner

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

About

Kevin McAleenan brings nearly two decades of leadership experience from the U.S. Government, having served as Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, where he implemented large-scale security and counter-terrorism initiatives.

Before his current role, he co-founded and led Pangiam as CEO and Chair of the Board, where he developed biometric and AI solutions for both government and commercial clients, earning recognition through awards such as the Presidential Rank Award and the Service to America Medal.

At BigBear.ai, he initially joined in a senior role before being promoted to Chief Executive Officer on January 15, 2025, where he has since advanced the company’s capabilities in computer vision, simulation, and digital identity solutions, contributing to a reported year-over-year revenue increase early in 2025.

$BBAI Performance Under Kevin McAleenan

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Date Range	Details
BigBear.ai	President	Until January 15, 2025	Led teams offering cutting-edge computer vision, simulation and modeling, and digital identity tools
Pangiam	Chairman & CEO	January 2020 - 2024	Co-founded Pangiam and served as CEO until its acquisition by BigBear.ai
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)	Acting Secretary	2019	Led over 240,000 employees and oversaw operations across multiple agencies
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)	Commissioner	2018	First career civil servant confirmed as Commissioner, focused on counterterrorism, border security, immigration enforcement, and trade facilitation

Fixed Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Component Name	Amount	Payment Schedule	Additional Details
Base Salary	$500,000	Annualized for 2025	Annual base compensation
Up-front Time-Based Long-Term Incentive Award	$4,000,000	Up-front award granted at the start of 2025	Delivered 50% as RSUs and 50% as stock options
Recurring Annual Grant	$1,000,000 (200% of base)	Annual grant beginning in 2025, subject to Compensation Committee approval	Split between RSUs, PSUs, stock options, and other long-term incentive vehicles

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

No information available on performance compensation for 2025