Founder
Benjamin Bragdon, MS, MPA
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ApexGov, LLC. Public-profile materials identify Mr. Bragdon as a Chief Knowledge Officer and strategic-planning leader whose work joins governance, knowledge management, executive operating rhythm, internal controls, and organizational change.
Professional posture
Practitioner-led governance for high-consequence environments.
Mr. Bragdon’s public profile describes service as CKO & Deputy J-5: Strategic Plans, Policy, and Performance with the Alabama National Guard, including senior-advisory responsibilities for a 13,000-person multi-component defense enterprise spanning Army, Air, and Joint elements with intergovernmental reach.
His listed experience includes enterprise knowledge-management system design, taxonomy and metadata architecture, M365 and SharePoint governance, common operating picture dashboards, portfolio governance, OKRs, decision-rights frameworks, executive battle rhythm, organizational change management, risk management, and internal controls.
ApexGov translates that practitioner background into formal AI governance advisory: decision rights, evidence, proportional controls, human oversight, knowledge architecture, and measurable adoption.
Selected outcomes
Public-profile operating results.
Metrics are presented as reported in supplied LinkedIn materials and should be verified directly with the founder for procurement, diligence, or reference purposes.
Experience themes
The disciplines behind the firm.
Founder / Chief Executive Officer · ApexGov, LLC
Part-time founder role focused on AI governance, knowledge management, modern operating models, and decision-superiority advisory.
CKO & Deputy J-5: Strategic Plans, Policy, and Performance
Public-profile role describes senior advisory, strategic roadmapping, portfolio governance, executive action management, decision-rights frameworks, and enterprise performance alignment.
Chief Knowledge Officer / Joint Knowledge Management Officer
Designed and operationalized an enterprise knowledge-management system: taxonomy, metadata, content lifecycle, portals, dashboards, communities of practice, training, and governance.
Program Manager · Enterprise Management & Internal Controls
Experience centered on risk management, internal controls, process accountability, and governance documentation.
Military leadership and operational planning roles
United States Army Officer, Military Police Corps, company command, operations, facilities, human resources, and specialized response leadership.
Education
Public administration, justice, leadership, and governance foundation.
Supplied education source materials identify four Norwich University credentials across public administration, criminal justice, justice/equality/diversity/inclusion, and undergraduate leadership development.
Norwich University
Graduate Certificate, Justice, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI)
May 2021 – May 2022 · Grade: 4.0Norwich University
Master of Public Administration — Urban Municipal Governance & Executive Civic Leadership
Dec 2019 – May 2022 · Grade: 4.0Norwich University
Master of Science — Criminal Justice / Law Enforcement Administration
Dec 2015 – May 2018 · Grade: 3.75Norwich University
Bachelor of Arts — Criminal Justice
2002 – 2006 · Corps of Cadets, Army ROTC, Ranger Platoon, Maroon and Gold ClubIndependence and disclosure
ApexGov materials are independent work product. They do not represent official policy or position of any government department, agency, National Guard organization, or the United States Government. Public-profile employment information is used to describe professional background, not to imply endorsement, affiliation, contracting status, or official governmental representation.