About Avigdor

A solutions integrator for real-world challenges

Avigdor uses information, analytics, engineering, systems thinking, technology, artificial intelligence, and human insight to understand consequential problems and develop practical solutions.

Mission

Understand consequential problems, bring together the information necessary to understand them, evaluate what is possible, and develop solutions that improve real-world outcomes.

Vision

To be a trusted partner to organizations confronting complex problems—warm enough to show we care, rigorous enough to trust with difficult decisions, capable enough to help solve them.

Leadership

Executive Leadership

The Avigdor Corporation Enterprise Technology team designs and delivers the secure, scalable systems that power how our business runs. The team brings data-driven, compliant, and innovative solutions to life, and is actively architecting the next generation of AI-powered employee experiences.

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Dwayne Dowtin

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Dwayne Dowtin co-founded Avigdor Corporation and serves as Chief Executive Officer, setting corporate strategy and directing growth across the firm’s technology and advisory portfolio. He brings three decades of corporate and managerial leadership in information systems, enterprise architecture, and program management. He has taught graduate courses in telecommunications management and entrepreneurship at Bowie State University since 2001.

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Jimmy Bernardez

Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Co-Founder

Jimmy Bernardez co-founded Avigdor Corporation and serves as Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, where he leads stakeholder relations and builds the partner network the firm depends on. He spent ten years in the brokerage industry before moving into business ownership, and he is Chief Executive Officer and owner of Esther’s Home LLC. Born in Honduras and raised in Harlem, he relocated from New York City to Virginia in 1987 and has coached basketball in Alexandria continuously since.

Dr. Tony D. Barber, Director, Architecture & Engineering

Dr. Tony D. Barber

Director, Architecture & Engineering

Dr. Tony D. Barber directs architecture and engineering at Avigdor Corporation, with responsibility for product formulation and artificial intelligence compliance. He has more than thirty years of experience in systems engineering, enterprise architecture, and information technology acquisition across the intelligence, defense, finance, commerce, healthcare, and transportation sectors. He teaches graduate engineering courses at the University of Maryland.

Monica Blair Graves, Director, Corporate Relations

Monica Blair Graves

Director, Corporate Relations

Monica Blair Graves directs corporate relations at Avigdor Corporation, leading corporate communications and the firm’s external engagement. She is a grant and technical writer with extensive experience in program development, operational planning, and compliance-aligned documentation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of South Carolina–Aiken.

Matt Bowman, Strategic Advisor

Matt Bowman

Strategic Advisor

Matt Bowman serves as Strategic Advisor to Avigdor Corporation, guiding business development and the firm’s approach to federal and commercial pursuit. A retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander and Naval Flight Officer, he served five years at sea and later directed diversity policy for the Navy at the headquarters level. He is a fifth-generation farmer and landowner.

David Naves, Government Contract Specialist

David Naves

Government Contract Specialist

David Naves leads government relations for Avigdor Corporation, advising on federal contracting strategy and program governance. He is a systems engineering executive with more than fifty years of experience overseeing NASA and Department of Defense contract portfolios valued in the billions. He served on the Board of Directors of the National Basketball Retired Players Association from 2016 to 2022.

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