ArchitectNow Names Kevin Harmer Chief AI & Data Officer, Deepening Investment in AI & Data Transformation
A career Microsoft ecosystem leader joins ArchitectNow to expand its AI & Data practice, to deepen client work in AI innovation, automation, and governance.
ST. LOUIS, August 4, 2026. ArchitectNow, a Microsoft Solutions Partner that designs and delivers AI, data, and cloud solutions on the Microsoft stack, today announced the appointment of Kevin Harmer as Chief AI & Data Officer, effective July 27, 2026. Harmer joins the leadership team to expand the firm's AI & Data practice, reflecting customer and market demand for trustworthy AI transformation. He will prioritize unlocking customer workforce potential and transforming enterprise processes, by delivering AI accelerated data estates, scaling AI automation, and deepening AI governance.
Harmer brings more than 30 years of experience translating emerging technology into measurable enterprise value. He has delivered AI, data, and cloud solutions across manufacturing, energy, financial services, healthcare, higher education, public sector, telecommunications, retail, and consumer goods. Through his work, Harmer has achieved revenue lift through AI enabled customer engagement, improved customer experience through new AI products and services, delivered cost savings through AI powered operational efficiency, and accelerated value through AI enabled platform builds / migrations.
His experience spans Azure, Foundry, Fabric, Databricks, M365, Copilot, Power Platform, and related services. He also has deep experience integrating Microsoft cloud services in multi cloud environments. He presents regularly at webinars and community conferences.
“As the industry has quickly evolved, our clients are constantly looking for ways to leverage AI as a differentiator in analyzing and understanding their data. We've made AI and data a core pillar of our business, and our teams are focused on these needs every day. Kevin brings thirty years of experience helping large organizations get real value out of their data, and now he's bringing AI to bear on those same problems. That kind of experience doesn't just add to what we're doing. It raises the ceiling on it.”
Kevin Grossnicklaus, President & CEO, ArchitectNow
“AI is changing how work gets done, multiplying workforce potential, automating enterprise processes, innovating customer engagement, driving revenue lift, and enabling cost efficiency. But value and risk scale together. AI transformation is a journey; establish knowledge, unlock insights, recommend actions, then (once trusted and with human oversight) automate. Automation is where the greatest AI value is realized, but it is also where the risk is highest. To both realize AI value and manage AI risk, it is essential to get the AI journey right, where AI transforms as it proves, while still being managed by people. I'm excited to join ArchitectNow and help our customers fully realize their AI potential through targeted Vision, Value, and Foundation AI journeys, that both realize AI potential and manage AI risk.”
Kevin Harmer, Chief AI & Data Officer, ArchitectNow
About ArchitectNow
ArchitectNow designs and delivers AI and cloud solutions on the Microsoft stack. The firm's work spans AI integration and automation, Microsoft cloud and managed services, and custom technology solutions, delivered by cross-functional teams of senior architects, engineers, and QA holding more than 40 Microsoft certifications. ArchitectNow is a Microsoft Solutions Partner with four designations, Digital & App Innovation (Azure), Data & AI (Azure), Infrastructure (Azure), and Support Services, and holds the AI Apps on Azure Specialization. The firm is also a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider. Headquartered in St. Louis, ArchitectNow has delivered production software for more than 15 years. For more information, visit architectnow.net.