3Pillar's AI Power Play: New CEO and Platform Aim to Remake Enterprise AI

FAIRFAX, VA – June 05, 2026 – In a strategic move signaling a profound shift in its ambitions, technology services firm 3Pillar today announced a dual-pronged offensive aimed at capturing the enterprise AI transformation market. The company has appointed Andres Angelani, a seasoned executive with a formidable track record of scaling technology firms like Globant and Softvision, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Simultaneously, it officially launched HelixAI, a proprietary platform designed to accelerate how large companies build and deploy artificial intelligence.

This tandem announcement is more than just a leadership shuffle and a product release; it represents a calculated bid to position 3Pillar as the go-to partner for businesses navigating the high-stakes, high-reward world of AI integration. The company is betting that the combination of a visionary leader and a purpose-built technology stack will provide the answer for enterprises struggling with a critical modern dilemma: how to innovate for the future without compromising today's performance.

The 'Transform While You Perform' Imperative

At the heart of this strategic pivot is Andres Angelani, whose career has been defined by his ability to grow technology services organizations at pivotal moments of industry disruption. His appointment is a clear signal of 3Pillar's intent. Angelani was a founding team member at Globant, helping to scale it from a startup to a publicly traded powerhouse on the NYSE. Later, as CEO of Softvision, he championed the "Agile Pods" methodology, a model for collaborative engineering teams that was foundational to the company's success and its eventual acquisition by IT giant Cognizant, where he then ran its multi-billion-dollar Digital Engineering practice.

Angelani's philosophy is encapsulated in the mantra he brings to 3Pillar: "transform while you perform." In a statement, he emphasized this dual mandate. "The window for enterprises to secure a competitive advantage in the AI era is short, and winning requires doing two things at once," Angelani said. This approach acknowledges the reality that large businesses cannot simply pause operations to re-tool for AI. They need a partner who can help them integrate new capabilities without dropping the ball on existing revenue streams and operational commitments.

His track record suggests he understands how to execute this vision. At Softvision, his focus on creating small, autonomous, and highly skilled teams helped clients like Lululemon and Groupon accelerate their digital journeys. This history provides crucial context for 3Pillar's new "Helix Pods," which appear to be an evolution of this concept, supercharged by the new AI platform. The strategy is not just to provide software, but to embed expert teams equipped with advanced tools directly into a client's organization.

"Andres understands exactly how technology services must evolve to meet this moment," said Mike Salfity, 3Pillar's Chairman of the Board. "He has a proven track record of scaling services organizations by focusing on deep client partnership."

Beyond Vendor Lock-in: A Deeper Look at HelixAI

If Angelani provides the vision, HelixAI is the engine designed to make it a reality. In a market flooded with AI solutions, 3Pillar is attempting to carve out a unique niche by addressing two of the biggest fears of enterprise CIOs: vendor lock-in and loss of intellectual property.

HelixAI is being marketed not as a rigid, off-the-shelf product, but as an "open, composable AI transformation platform." According to the company, this architecture is a key differentiator. It allows 3Pillar's engineers to work alongside client teams, using a shared, flexible toolkit. Crucially, the platform is designed so that "every decision record, governance rule, and line of infrastructure code remains entirely in the client's repositories." This ensures that enterprises, not 3Pillar, own the AI IP they develop—a critical concern for companies investing millions in proprietary models and workflows.

This open approach also extends to its technical capabilities. The platform is model-agnostic, supporting a range of Large Language Models (LLMs) from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as open-weight models. It also offers flexible deployment, from on-premises servers to private clouds, allowing companies in regulated industries like healthcare and finance to maintain strict data control.

"HelixAI is the engine that allows our services teams to deliver unprecedented 2-5x speed and governance," said Pankaj Chawla, 3Pillar's Chief Innovation Officer. He noted that components of the platform, such as Helix ATLAS (a knowledge layer) and Helix AIRE (for responsible engineering), have been used in client engagements for the past year, driving down costs and accelerating timelines. While the "2-5x" claim is company-reported, it underscores the firm's confidence in the platform's ability to deliver tangible results.

A Calculated Play in a Crowded Market

The dual announcement places 3Pillar in direct competition not only with other IT services firms like Accenture and Capgemini but also with the platform offerings of tech giants like Microsoft, AWS, and Google. However, 3Pillar is banking on its hybrid service-plus-platform model as a key differentiator. While cloud providers offer powerful tools, they often require specialized expertise to implement. 3Pillar's proposition is to provide both the tools and the expertise in a single, integrated package.

The timing aligns perfectly with major industry trends. Analysts at firms like Gartner and Forrester have noted a market shift toward "agentic AI," where systems can perform complex, multi-step tasks autonomously. HelixAI's focus on "agentic pods" and workflow orchestration is squarely aimed at this emerging demand. Furthermore, as global AI spending surges into the trillions, enterprises are increasingly focused on governance, risk management, and cost optimization—all core tenets of the HelixAI platform's stated capabilities, particularly its "Software Archeology" and "Data Archeology" tools designed to modernize legacy systems safely.

Board members are framing this as a moment the company has been building toward for years. "Andres is exactly the leader this company needs right now," commented Matt Hankins, a board member from H.I.G. Advantage. "His track record of scaling technology services organizations and his hands-on experience driving agentic transformation make him uniquely qualified to take 3Pillar, and HelixAI, to the next level."

By uniting a leader known for building high-performance teams with a platform designed for openness and governance, 3Pillar is making a compelling argument that it can guide enterprises through the complexities of the AI revolution without forcing them to choose between innovation and stability.