Gerhard Pilcher serves as Vice President of Growth for MANTECH’s Data and AI Practice, where he leads growth strategy, market expansion, and client engagement across advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI solutions supporting government and commercial missions.

Gerhard brings deep expertise in predictive analytics and data mining, with a focus on fraud detection, financial risk management, and healthcare outcomes. His experience spans both private and public sectors, including international engagements, and he is known for translating complex analytics capabilities into practical, decision-driven value for organizations.

He is co-author of Mining Your Own Business, a widely used guide for executives and senior leaders seeking to strengthen data-driven decision-making. The book is valued both as an introduction to data science concepts and as a practical reference for applying analytics in day-to-day operations.

Gerhard has served as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University in the Mathematics and Statistics graduate program and as an instructor for SAS’s Business Knowledge Series on data mining best practices. He is a frequent speaker at domestic and international conferences.

He currently serves on the advisory board for AI-powered tools Glyphic and Blackmarker. Gerhard was inducted into the NC State Computer Science Department’s “Hall of Fame” in its inaugural year.