Ronald P. Reck – Executive Director

Ronald P. Reck is a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), policy analysis, and enterprise AI implementation, with a strong focus on U.S. competitiveness and technology-driven economic growth. He is the founder of the American Association for Business AI (AABA), a professional organization dedicated to advancing cost-effective, vendor-agnostic AI solutions that prioritize American interests.

Professional Background

  • AI & NLP Expertise:
    Reck has extensive experience in natural language processing (NLP), large language models (LLMs), and AI-driven automation, particularly in business intelligence, policy analysis, and knowledge management.
  • Government & Enterprise AI Implementation:
    He has led AI-driven initiatives for U.S. government agencies, defense-related AI projects, and private sector applications, focusing on scalable, transparent, and high-impact solutions.
  • AI Policy & Governance:
    As an invited expert in the W3C, Reck has contributed to AI and data governance standards, particularly within the Cognitive AI Community Group (CogAI) and GRDDL (Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Dialects of Languages), ensuring structured data interoperability for AI applications.

Key Projects & Contributions

  • Project ORION:
    Founding member and drove development of an AI-based automated vector matching system for the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), optimizing data labeling and intelligence workflows to identify and ensure “fair and equitable” pricing across all DoD procurement.
  • Government Cost Optimization Dashboard:
    Designed a Docker Swarm-based AI-driven cost tracking dashboard for the U.S. Department of Education, analyzing an 18k AWS daily expenditure to enhance cost efficiency.
  • AI for Legal & Business Automation:
    Spearheaded initiatives in automated transcription, knowledge graph generation, and legal document processing, integrating AI for contract intelligence and decision support.
  • AI for Big Pharma
    Reference implementation and design semantic modeling of controlled vocabularies for Pharmacovigilance and ML for Drug Discovery pipelines.

American Association for Business AI (AABA)

Reck founded AABA as a professional association focused on AI policy, advocacy, and real-world AI applications in business. The organization’s goals include:

  • Influencing AI policy to ensure a competitive, innovation-friendly regulatory environment for American businesses.
  • Providing AI reference implementations that are cost-effective, vendor agnostic, and scalable.
  • Creating an AI policy analysis tool to guide business leaders and policymakers in making informed AI-driven decisions.

Core Philosophy & Mission

Ronald P. Reck’s work is mission-driven, emphasizing AI’s role in strengthening U.S. economic and technological leadership. His focus is on practical AI solutions, reducing dependency on proprietary models, and ensuring AI accessibility for businesses of all sizes.