TechNet Indo-Pacific 2026

Scott Brunstetter, Ph.D.
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
U.S. Pacific Command


Dr. Scott Brunstetter is the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) for the J2 / Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC) at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at Camp Smith, HI. He is responsible for orchestrating the adoption of AI across intelligence functions, integrating with Combatant Command joint functions, and driving the impetration of key enablers for AI to function effectively. On Joint Duty Assignment from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), he has extensive experience across the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, with expertise in strategy and planning, technology and data, resources and procurement, and managing multi-million-dollar programs. During his 20+-year career, he has served at ODNI, the National Counterterrorism Center, the State Department, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy), and the Department of the Army. In his last two assignments at ODNI, he served as the Chief of the Mission Management Group, where he led the development of the DNI’s future planning guidance and oversaw a joint IC/DOD $100M+ program, and served as Senior Resource Manager overseeing the development and execution of multi-million-dollar budgets, building cross-IC programs and strategies (AI, Data, Acquisition, and Human Capital), and managing innovative procurements and contracts for Science and Technology. Dr. Brunstetter completed his Ph.D. in International Studies at Old Dominion University in 2008, his MA in History from West Virginia University in 1997 and a BA in History from The Pennsylvania State University in 1993. He earned a Fulbright Scholarship to work at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin, Germany in 2001. He is married and lives with his wife in Ewa Beach, HI.

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