Michael "Mike" McKay has been appointed as Vice President of Software Engineering at Aderant, a global leader in legal business management software. McKay, who was previously employed as the Executive Director of NCR and a 25-year veteran of IBM with several patents to his name, brings extensive experience to Aderant. He will collaborate with Cody Walker, VP of Business of Law and Stridyn Services, who joined the company in 2023. McKay's responsibilities encompass the advancement of Aderant's practice-of-law technologies, including the Milana cloud-based calendaring and docketing solution and the vi by Aderant people management suite. He will supervise the organization's data and AI strategy, which encompasses advancements such as the AI-powered chatbot, askMADDI.
Aderant is renowned for its commitment to enhancing the productivity and efficiency of its clients and internal teams through the application of AI and data. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operates as a business unit of Roper Technologies, a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 constituent. Andy Hoyt, CTO at Aderant, praised McKay’s addition to the leadership team, emphasizing his vision for the software engineering team and the anticipated positive outcomes. McKay expressed his enthusiasm for the role, highlighting his goal to make Aderant’s technology more user-friendly and valuable and to deliver new features efficiently.