Global Professional Services Firm RGP Appoints First‑Ever Chief AI Officer

Dallas-based global professional services firm RGP (Nasdaq: RGP) has appointed Jessica Block as its chief artificial intelligence officer. Block will advance RGP’s internal AI capabilities, expand the solutions RGP can provide for clients, and help clients continue to learn, integrate and expand their use of AI effectively to accomplish their objectives, RGP said.

RGP said the new role positions AI at the core of the company’s identity—not simply adopting the latest tools but helping employees develop the knowledge and judgment to understand what’d changing in RGP’s work, in its clients’ businesses, and in the market around them.

Block will lead the implementation of AI for RGP and its clients “in a thoughtful manner that protects confidential information and ensures responsible use,” the company added. RGP noted that a key part of her role will be connecting AI across teams to ensure that knowledge and innovation flow across the organization in ways that expand RGP’s AI capabilities and impact.

RGP CEO Roger Carlile called Block’s hiring “an important moment for RGP to advance our AI capabilities across the firm in a way that strengthens both how we operate and how we serve clients.”

“Jessica brings the leadership, execution ability, and practical perspective to help us do that,” he added in a statement. “I have witnessed her lead several businesses through periods of growth and change, and I know she will help us expand our capabilities while strengthening the judgment-led work our clients value most.”

Block’s experience includes 20 years of leadership and hands-on AI experience across consulting, legal services, technology, and transformation. Her experience will enable RGP to tackle a broader range of problems for clients, as well as innovate and evolve how it solves those problems, the company said.

Previous roles at Factor, Ankura, and FTI Consulting

Block spent more than a decade at FTI Consulting in senior roles serving major corporate and law firm clients on complex technology-driven matters using technology tools that included predictive analytics and automation, RGP noted. She later helped grow Ankura as part of its executive leadership team as it scaled through organic growth and acquisitions.

Most recently, she served on Factor’s executive leadership team, where she led the global firm’s AI transformation and advised Fortune 500 legal departments on AI applications, RGP said—adding that Block “brings hands-on experience building, testing, and applying AI-enabled tools, workflows, and offerings in real operating and client-service environments.”

“RGP already has deep expertise, strong technical talent, and a history of solving complex client problems,” Block said. “The opportunity now is to connect and extend those strengths through AI; not just to adopt tools or do the same work faster, but to broaden the problems we can help solve, evolve how we solve them, and bring clients a more practical, forward-looking point of view on what is changing in their businesses and ours.”

Based in Dallas with offices worldwide, RGP said it annually engages with more than 1,500 clients around the world from 40 physical practice offices and multiple virtual offices. As of January 2026, RGP has served 90% of the Fortune 100 and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report (2025-2026 Best Companies to Work for) and Forbes (America’s Best Midsize Employers 2026, America’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025, World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025).