Dr. Edward G. Amoroso is Chief Executive Officer of TAG Cyber LLC, a global cyber security advisory, training, consulting, and media services company supporting hundreds of major organizations across the world. Ed recently retired from AT&T after thirty-one years of service, beginning in Unix security R&D at Bell Labs and culminating as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer of AT&T from 2004 to 2016. He was elected an AT&T Fellow in 2010.

Ed has been Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the Stevens Institute of Technology for the past twenty-nine years, where he has introduced over three thousand graduate students to the topic of information security. He is also a Research Professor in the Computer Science Department at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and a Senior Advisor at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. He is author of six books on cyber security, and dozens of major research and technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

Ed holds the BS degree in Physics from Dickinson College, the MS/PhD degrees in Computer Science from the Stevens Institute of Technology, and is a graduate of the Columbia Business School. He holds ten patents in cyber security technology, and he served previously on the Board of Directors for M&T Bank and the NSA Advisory Board.

Ed’s work has been highlighted on CNN, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He has worked directly with four Presidential administrations on issues related to national security, critical infrastructure protection, and cyber policy. He and his wife Lee live in New Jersey and are the proud parents of three wonderfully successful Millennials.

Judith Apshago is an accomplished IT executive with extensive experience leading IT organizations through major change and partnering with business leaders to drive process improvement and digital transformation. Judith currently serves as Vice President Chief Digital Officer for Amtrak where she leads a service-oriented team that partners with the business to provide IT and process transformation solutions and support critical business applications and strategic projects and initiatives. In this role, Judith provides technology leadership for design, development and delivery of integrated enterprise-wide technology solutions.

Previously, Judith was Vice President and Chief Information Officer of U.S. Silica, a leading producer of performance materials and industrial minerals. At U.S. Silica, Judith spearheaded an IT and digital transformation to support the company’s rapid and substantial growth. She led a company-wide technology modernization, shifted IT from a utility provider to a high-performing strategic business partner, integrated multiple acquired companies, and collaborated with business leaders on strategic initiatives that enabled scalability, drove business efficiencies, and provided market differentiation.

Prior to U.S. Silica, Judith held various IT leadership roles with Sigma-Aldrich, BioReliance, and Invitrogen, and spent several years as a consultant with ePresence and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She began her career implementing process improvements within the Department of Defense.

Judith was awarded the 2018 Enterprise Capital CIO of the Year Orbie Award and the Norma Miller Passionate Philanthropist Award in 2016. She has been a featured speaker at conferences and on podcasts and author/contributor for various published articles. Judith is passionate about promoting women in technology and spearheaded Amtrak’s inaugural WIT Summit.

Judith holds a Masters in Public Administration from Troy State University, a Masters Certificate in IT Project Management from George Washington University, and Bachelors degrees in Finance and Math from Hood College. She currently serves on the CapitalCIO Leadership Association Advisory Board, the Innovation Advisory Council for Vation Ventures, and the Washington DC CISO Executive Leadership Summit Advisory Board, and holds several volunteer Board roles at Hood College including the Board of Associates, Computer Science Advisory Board, and the Chair of the Career Center Advisory Council.

Sally Kenyon Grant is Vice President of Federal Affairs at Lucd AI working on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cybersecurity for the U.S. Department of Defense and the Intelligence Communities.  Ms. Grant’s dynamic leadership incorporates threat analysis with innovative capabilities to counter Adversarial AI and nation-state disinformation narratives.  Due to real-time alerts and automated reporting, C2 decision-making is delivered at tactical levels for mission targets. 

 In addition to defending National Security, Ms. Grant leads C-Suite business executives across critical infrastructure industry with sophisticated Machine Learning capabilities to deliver advanced data analytics for anomalous activity, production acceleration and improving revenue margins.  Business leaders need Advanced AI systems for high-stakes decision-making processes with ease of use, adoption and rapid deployment.  The digital data revolution is transforming business economics by gathering and modeling real-time asset intelligence armed with actionable predictive analytics specifically for corporate finance fraud detection and AML.

 Ms. Grant collaborates with government and business leaders to envision the convergence of big data and AI powered by Machine Learning delivering actionable insights for revenue generating application and delivery.

 Supporting pillars of leadership with high standards, it is important to note Ms. Grant’s work includes Federal government best practices and shared services, ease of delivery and deployment with exceptional support for teaching and training including a profound level of security standards.  Sally Kenyon Grant is accelerating the transformation of data and harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning tools with exceptional values, ethics, and human rights for National Security.

 As background, Ms. Grant was formerly at Semantic AI, an enterprise intelligence platform for government and business, and Point3 Security, a premier cybersecurity company whose leadership served with the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.  Her career in Washington, D.C. has focused on creating National Security policy and advocating for AI Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cybersecurity analytics advancement. Ms. Grant served as Director of Cybersecurity at Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and was a senior Congressional and White House Liaison for the Maryland Department of Commerce serving with Governor O’Malley’s CyberMaryland Leadership Team under General Mike Haye’s Military Affairs Team.  Ms. Grant’s government relations career expands over 25 years, serving in both the Obama and Clinton White House, Congresswoman Claudine Schneider’s Washington Office, and with the IT and Cybersecurity firm, The Ventura Group with Col. Mike Sierra including a position with Cassidy & Associates under the leadership of General P.X. Kelley. 

 Currently, Sally Kenyon Grant is leading data science leadership initiatives in Washington, D.C. for empowering women in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cybersecurity

Bruce Hoffmeister, Global Chief Information Officer for Marriott International, holds global accountability for all business information technology resources.

With 22 years at Marriott, Mr. Hoffmeister brings a vast and diverse set of experiences to this role. He was previously Senior Vice President, IR Shared and Application Services, leading the effort to drive sustainable efficiencies within the technical infrastructure that supports the computing resources for Marriott’s worldwide operations. In addition, he directed the development efforts to replace and update the Sales and Marketing, Event Management and Revenue Management systems in order to optimize profits across the total hotel, increase the efficiency of the selling process and enable the delivery of superior events.

Beginning his career at Marriott as a Senior Financial Analyst for Development Finance, Mr. Hoffmeister has held various finance and accounting roles within the Development, Information Resources, and Lodging functions. He has also held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Revenue Management where he was responsible for developing and leading the company’s worldwide pricing, inventory management and selling strategies.

Mr. Hoffmeister holds bachelor degrees in mathematics and biology, with a minor in computer science, from Thomas More College, as well as a masters of business administration degree, with concentrations in finance and accounting, from the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.

Wanda Jones-Heath is the Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of the Air Force, comprised of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. As the Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of the Air Force, Ms. Jones-Heath’s duties include synchronizing, coordinating and overseeing the implementation of the DAF Cyber Strategy and advising the Secretary of the Air Force on all cyber programs. She is responsible for overseeing cyberspace recruitment; resourcing and training of cyber mission forces, as well as assessing their readiness; overseeing acquisition; advocate for cyber investments; cybersecurity supply chain risk management; security of information systems and weapon systems.

Prior to current position, she served as the Chief Information Security Officer and advised the Chief Information Officer on cybersecurity policy, cybersecurity programs, and cyber force development. She leads a Directorate comprised of military, civilian, and contractor personnel responsible for developing cybersecurity policy and strategy for over 5,000 Air Force Information Technology systems. She oversees risk management and cybersecurity accountability for information systems, weapon systems, and operational technology supporting military cyberspace operations. Her portfolio includes policy governing the defense industrial base, supply chain risk management, and cybersecurity capabilities. She has oversight for the freedom of information act, privacy act laws, and cryptographic modernization supporting cyber operations.

Since entering civil service, Ms. Jones-Heath has held technical and leadership positions performing cyber operations and cybersecurity duties in Air Force operational communications units from the squadron to the wing level and she has served in headquarters units at the MAJCOM, Agency, and Air Staff level. Her experience includes extensive joint and interagency work along with cross functional assignments with duties such as testing, assessments, lessons learned management, strategy development and other functions in organizations both within and outside of the communications field.

Ms. Jones-Heath graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1990 with a degree in Computer Science. She began her Civil Service career as a Palace Acquire Intern as an Information Systems Specialist in various functional areas. She moved to Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, in 1993. There she held positions responsible for policy and guidance for security and network systems. Prior to arriving at the Headquarters Air Force staff, Ms. Jones-Heath was the Program Manager for Mobility with the Defense Information Systems Agency. Ms. Jones-Heath led the effort to establish a DoD Mobile capability to include infrastructure.

EDUCATION: 1990 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of SC, Columbia, SC 1994 Master of Science in Management, Troy University 2001 Executive Leadership and Development Program 2004 Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces 2006 Defense Leadership and Management Program 2007 Center for Creative Leadership 2008 Chief of Staff Air Force Fellows 2008 Acquisition Leadership Challenge Program-II, OPM 2008 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC 2008 Air Force Civilian Strategic Leadership Program 2009 Harvard Senior Executive Fellows, Kennedy School of Government 2009 Program for Executives in Logistics & Technology, Kenan-Flagler, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC 2010 AFSO21 Senior Leadership Course 2011 Capitol Hill Workshop 2014 Critical Infrastructure Protection 2015 Cyberspace Strategy and Policy 2016 Cyber Intelligence 2017 International Perspectives in Cyberspace 2020 Strategic Change & National Priorities, Federal Executive Institute

ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1990 – Jul 1993, Information Systems Management Specialist (Palace Acquire), Robins AFB, GA 2. Jul 1993 – Dec 1994, Computer Security Manager, HQ Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA 3. Dec 1994 – Jan 1996, Network Program Manager, HQ Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA 4. Jan 1996 – Jan 1999, Chief, Theater Systems, United States Air Forces Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany 5. Jan 1999 – May 2000, Chief, Integration and Testing, United States Air Forces Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany 6. May 2000 – Sept 2001, Deputy Commander, 11th Communications Squadron, Bolling AFB, DC 7. Sept 2001- Aug 2003, Chief, Enterprise Division, AF Chief Information Office, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA 8. Aug 2003 – Jun 2004, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. McNair, Washington, DC 9. Jun 2004 – May 2007, Director of Staff, 96th Air Base Wing, Eglin AFB, FL 10. May 2007 – May 2010, Director, Analyses, Assessment, & Lessons Learned, Air Force District of Washington, Andrews AFB, MD 11. May 2010 – May 2012, Director, Net-Centric Operations, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA 12. May 2012 – May 2014, Program Manager for Mobility, Defense Information Systems Agency, Ft. Meade, MD 13. May 2014 – June 2018, Dep Chief Information Security Officer/Chief, Cybersecurity Division, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA 14. Jun 2018 – Mar 2019, Acting Chief Information Security Officer, Deputy Chief Information Officer, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA 15. Mar 2019 – July 2021, Chief Information Security Officer, Deputy Chief Information Officer & Acting Principal Cyber Advisor (December 2020 – July 2021), the Pentagon, Arlington, VA 16. August 2021 – Present, Principal Cyber Advisor, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS FCW Fed100 Award Stars & Stripes STEM Award FedScoop Top 50: Cybersecurity Leader of the Year FedScoop: Best Bosses in Fed Information Technology National Diversity Council: Top 50 Women in Technology AFA General George C. Kenny Award for Lessons Learned Air Force Meritorious and Exemplary Civilian Service Awards E-Government Trailblazer Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Air Force Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Air Force Board for Corrections of Military Records Presidential Management Fellows Program Assessor

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) Program Management, Level I, Acquisition Professional Development Program Chief Information Officer (CIO) (Current as of August 2021)

Stuart Kippelman is the Chief Information Officer of Parsons Corporation, one of the world’s leading digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. He is responsible for the global IT function, including leading all aspects of Parsons information technology strategy and operations, including digital business transformation. He plays a crucial role in the implementation of critical capabilities to serve Parsons’ customers, leveraging his experience in global transformations, business intelligence, data mining, and cloud computing to advance commercial offerings.

 Prior to joining Parsons, Stuart was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Platform Specialty Products, Covanta Energy and Biotest.  For his transformational work, Stuart has received numerous prestigious industry recognitions including Top 100 CIO\’s in STEM 2015, Computerworld’s 2014 Premier IT Leader Award and the CIO.com Top 100 Award in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Prior to joining Covanta, Stuart held many leadership and technical roles of increasing responsibility at Johnson & Johnson.  He was Corporate Director of Technology M&A and Emerging Market Growth, CIO/CTO of Health & Wellness, Vice President of Global Infrastructure Technology Engineering, and Development, as well as other roles in engineering, architecture, research, portfolio management, deployment and operations.

Stuart holds multiple patents in data mining, analytics and Business Intelligence.  He is actively engaged in helping guide and develop the next generation of IT leadership and serves as a career mentor both for Columbia University\’s Executive Master of Science in Technology Management program, as well as the CIO Executive Council Pathways program.

Joe Malfesi was Vice President, Infrastructure Services at Transaction Network Systems, Inc. (TNS), a global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions. With a presence in over 60 countries, Mr. Malfesi utilizes his extensive experience in both information technology and business line management to ensure non-stop availability of the infrastructure. Prior to joining TNS, Mr. Malfesi was the Chief Technology Operations Officer at Amtrak where he was named by the Maryland/D.C. Technology Council as the 2011 IT Executive of the Year-Government for his management of a major infrastructure improvement program relocating data centers and changing network providers while supporting the concurrent rollout of “Big Bang” SAP and the introduction of eTicketing.

In 1989 Mr. Malfesi joined Hughes Network Systems (HNS) as the senior information technology officer where he blueprinted the system architecture that supported a 600% revenue growth. His last role at HNS was as Chief Technology Officer, focusing on evaluating emerging technologies, developing roadmaps, reducing infrastructure costs and leading the development for business continuity and information security strategies. Mr. Malfesi has also held management positions at a computer manufacturer, a health care services company, and an appliance distributor.

Mr. Malfesi graduated from Fordham University with a B.S. in Marketing Management. He also holds an M.B.A. from New York University with concentrations in Computer Applications and Accounting. He is board Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and was named to the International Who’s Who of Information Technology in 1998. Mr. Malfesi has been an active member of the Society for Information Management (SIM) for over twenty years and is currently the Chairman of the Capital Area Chapter and a member of the Advanced Practices Council. He has been a guest speaker at the Robert H. Smith School of Business CIO Forum, SAP Admin & Infrastructure Conference and a judge at the annual American University Kogod Case Competition since 2005.

A proven strategic leader who leverages expertise in payments, remittences, technology, financial, and business management to create and execute action plans that positively impact top/bottom-lines on a global basis. Delivers cost-effective, customer-focused business solutions and adopts best practices that enable organizational growth and transformational change. Empowers and mentors team members while collaborating with stakeholders of all levels to drive achievement of business objectives.

Tunde Oni-Daniel is the Head of Technology Operations and Engineering at OneMain Financial where he balances the company’s business demands with the technical delivery and means to secure data in a highly-regulated industry. With 23 years of security experience across industries, he has deep expertise in building business-driven security programs.

Tunde is skilled in developing security architectures, privacy programs, process and enterprise risk management, audit and compliance programs, budgets and staff development. His background includes international business experience for Deutsche Bank, Pan African countries such as African Development Bank, Central Informatics Organization, Bahrain, Prognoz USA, for application security, cloud security, and enterprise risk compliance.

Specialties:
Enterprise Security Technology Operations and Leadership
Risk Management
IT Governance
Team Building
Business Continuity
Forensics
Regulatory Compliance
Incident Response
Public Speaking
Budget Management

Matt Aiello is a based in Heidrick & Struggles’ Washington, DC office and specializes in the recruitment of senior-level technology and services executives.   Matt is an active member of the firm’s Information Officers Practice. With ten years of executive search experience, Matt has led CIO, CTO, Heads of Applications, Infrastructure, Architecture and other searches for companies across industries including consumer, retail, media, professional services, software, automotive, and financial services.  He has also helped technology and services clients build or expand their business into the public sector (global, federal/defense, state and local).  In addition, Matt has led executive assessment and succession planning projects for CIOs and business services executives. Before beginning his career in executive search, Matt was a member of the startup team of a successful dotcom, a director of research for a distinguished Washington research group and a public school teacher.  Matt received his BA in political science from Yale University.

Judith Apshago is an accomplished IT executive with extensive experience leading IT organizations through major change and partnering with business leaders to drive process improvement and digital transformation. Judith currently serves as Vice President Chief Digital Officer for Amtrak where she leads a service-oriented team that partners with the business to provide IT and process transformation solutions and support critical business applications and strategic projects and initiatives. In this role, Judith provides technology leadership for design, development and delivery of integrated enterprise-wide technology solutions.

Previously, Judith was Vice President and Chief Information Officer of U.S. Silica, a leading producer of performance materials and industrial minerals. At U.S. Silica, Judith spearheaded an IT and digital transformation to support the company’s rapid and substantial growth. She led a company-wide technology modernization, shifted IT from a utility provider to a high-performing strategic business partner, integrated multiple acquired companies, and collaborated with business leaders on strategic initiatives that enabled scalability, drove business efficiencies, and provided market differentiation.

Prior to U.S. Silica, Judith held various IT leadership roles with Sigma-Aldrich, BioReliance, and Invitrogen, and spent several years as a consultant with ePresence and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She began her career implementing process improvements within the Department of Defense.

Judith was awarded the 2018 Enterprise Capital CIO of the Year Orbie Award and the Norma Miller Passionate Philanthropist Award in 2016. She has been a featured speaker at conferences and on podcasts and author/contributor for various published articles. Judith is passionate about promoting women in technology and spearheaded Amtrak’s inaugural WIT Summit.

Judith holds a Masters in Public Administration from Troy State University, a Masters Certificate in IT Project Management from George Washington University, and Bachelors degrees in Finance and Math from Hood College. She currently serves on the CapitalCIO Leadership Association Advisory Board, the Innovation Advisory Council for Vation Ventures, and the Washington DC CISO Executive Leadership Summit Advisory Board, and holds several volunteer Board roles at Hood College including the Board of Associates, Computer Science Advisory Board, and the Chair of the Career Center Advisory Council.

Shawn Banerji is the Managing Partner for the Technology, Digital and Data Leaders Practice at Caldwell Partners.  As a trusted advisor to organizations seeking to transform their businesses by unlocking the latent value of their legacy product portfolios, Shawn advises clients on the convergence of talent and innovation across all facets of the evolving digital enterprise. He specializes in the recruitment and assessment of these catalyst leaders who are resetting the value propositions of their organizations and industries through the power of data & analytics, accelerated software engineering, and Cloud. He is a loud advocate for increasing technology representation and diversity on corporate boards. He is also an ex-officio board member of SIM New York and serves on the board of advisors for The Center for Technology Management at Columbia University.  Shawn is co-located in TCP’s New York and  Stamford offices.

Tom Berray is a specialist in top-tier executive searches across all functional roles for technology companies and technology executives across all industries. His areas of expertise include business development, human resources, operations, sales and marketing, and technology. During his 10+ years in executive recruiting, Tom has conducted searches for early-stage, venture-backed to Fortune 100 companies in software, internet, aerospace/defense, biotechnology, energy, financial services, government and professional services, healthcare, and not-for-profit industries. Prior to joining Cabot, Tom was a Principal with the Technology practice of Heidrick & Struggles, the world\’s largest search firm at the time. At Heidrick, Tom\’s expertise was on recruiting CIOs, CTOs, VPs of Engineering and other senior IT executives across all industries, as well as senior executives for high technology companies in the hardware, software, and services areas. Before joining the executive search industry, Tom was a Director with the Gartner\’s Executive Programs, where his primary responsibility was to act as a personal advisor to over 200 Chief Information and Chief Technology Officers. Prior to Gartner, Tom held positions in systems analysis, and sales and marketing at Computer Associates and Xerox Corporation.Tom\’s board roles include serving as the Secretary of the Washington CTO Roundtable, IT Industry Advisory for the American Public University System (APUS), Co-Chair of the Annual Fund for The Potomac School, and former President of the Great Falls Swim & Tennis Club. Tom is also a charter member of the Rotary Club of Great Falls. Tom earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Economics from Duke University and is an active member of Duke\’s Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee.

Dr. David A. Bray was named one of the top \”24 Americans Who Are Changing the World\” under 40 by Business Insider in 2016. He was also named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for 2016-2021. He also accepted a role of Co-Chair for an IEEE Committee focused on Artificial Intelligence, automated systems, and innovative policies globally for 2016-2017 and has been serving as a Visiting Executive In-Residence at Harvard University since 2015. He has been named a Marshall Memorial Fellow for 2017-2018 and will travel to Europe to discuss Trans-Atlantic issues of common concern including exponential technologies and the global future ahead. He also will start a new role as Executive Director for the People-Centered Internet coalition founded and chaired by Vint Cerf in October 2017.

David enjoys creative problem solving. He began working for the U.S. government at age 15 on computer simulations at a high-energy physics facility investigating quarks and neutrinos. In later roles, he designed new telemedicine interfaces and space-based forest fire forecasting prototypes for the Department of Defense. From 1998-2000 he volunteered as a part-time crew lead with Habitat for Humanity International in the Philippines, Honduras, Romania, and Nepal while also working as a project manager with Yahoo! and a Microsoft partner firm. Dr. Bray then joined as IT Chief for the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leading the program\’s technology response to during 9/11, anthrax in 2001, Severe Acute Respiratory System in 2003, and other international public health emergencies. He later completed a PhD from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and two post-doctoral associateships at MIT and Harvard in 2008.

David likes to be a digital diplomat and a \”human flak jacket\” for teams of change agents working in turbulent environments. He volunteered in 2009 to deploy to Afghanistan to help \”think differently\” on military and humanitarian issues and in 2010 became a Senior National Intelligence Service Executive advocating for increased information interoperability, cybersecurity, and protection of civil liberties. In 2012, he became the Executive Director for the bipartisan National Commission for Review of Research and Development Programs of the United States Intelligence Community, later receiving the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal. He received both the Arthur S. Flemming Award and Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership in 2013. He also was chosen to be an Eisenhower Fellow to meet with leaders in Taiwan and Australia on multisector cyber strategies for the \”Internet of Everything\” in 2015.

David passions include \”near impossible missions\” involving humans and technology in challenging circumstances. He has served as the Chief Information Officer for the Federal Communications Commission, leading FCC\’s IT Transformation since 2013. Through the efforts of a team of positive change agents, he led the transformation of the FCC\’s legacy IT with more than 207 different systems to award-winning tech. This included rolling-out new cloud-based IT that achieved results in 1/2 the time at 1/6 the cost. He was selected to be one of the \”Fedscoop 50\” for Leadership in 2014, 2015, and 2016 and the recipient of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association\’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Civilian Government in 2015. Dr. Bray also received the global CIO 100 Award twice, which usually is awarded to private sector Fortune 500 companies, both in 2015 and 2017, for his transformational leadership.

Jay Brodsky is Chief Digital Officer of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), a worldwide scientific community that furthers the understanding of Earth and space in order to ensure a sustainable future. His role entails building vision and technical capacity for this 60,000-member association, using digital means to collaboratively advance and communicate science.

Brodsky is an experienced digital executive with broad IT and general-management experience at Fortune 500, private-equity-backed, and non-profit corporations. He has managed a DC-based technology consulting firm working in digital transformation and cybersecurity;

served as the chief information officer of Thompson Media Group, a private-equity-backed information provider of regulatory compliance guidance; and as CIO of the Atlantic Media Company, a privately held publisher of some of the most influential media outlets in America. His work has ranged from software development to digital architecture design, technology strategic planning and cybersecurity preparedness. Brodsky’s early career was with National Public Radio in DC and Tribune Company in Chicago.

He holds a degree in computer science engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and a masters in cybersecurity strategy from The George Washington University.

Mike has over 30 years of information technology management experience.   He is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Stafford County, Virginia, where his team of 19 IT professionals supports a community of 144,000 residents and 1,000 users..   Previously, Mike was an independent consultant providing services to local governments throughout the US.   Mike also served as the CIO of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the City of Rockville, MD.   Additionally, his nonprofit experience includes the Travel Industry Association and the Council on Foundations.    Outside of his C-Level IT roles,  he currently serves on the board of the Society for Information Capital Area Chapter and is a member of two regional CIO groups, COGCIO for the national capital region and VALGITE Virginia Local Government IT executives.   

Mr. Bluestein reported as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in June 2020. His team leads the Agency’s development and execution of strategy, planning, management, and delivery of the agency’s information technology (IT) services. This includes orienting the agency’s strategic direction in leveraging data and technology to provide an optimal citizen experience when interacting with the SBA.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Bluestein was assigned to NASA as the Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO) for Enterprise Service and Integration (ES&I) where he managed the portfolios for Enterprise IT services within the Office of the CIO.

Preceding his assignment at NASA, Mr. Bluestein served as the Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the SBA where he led the Agency’s development and execution of strategy, planning, management, and delivery of the agency’s information technology (IT) services.

Previous to the SBA, Mr. Bluestein served as the Department of the Navy’s (DON) Special Access Program (SAP) CIO from 2010 where he was responsible for the strategy, planning, management, and delivery of the DON’s SAP information technology (IT) services.

Prior to his civilian government service, Mr. Keith Bluestein served in the United States Navy as a naval officer and aviator from 1984 to 2004. He served in several P-3C Orion squadrons and had operational command during his last P-3C tour of duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Wendy Butler Curtis is Orrick’s Chief Innovation Officer. Named Financial Times’ Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year in 2018, Wendy leads Orrick’s efforts to innovate through our focus on people, process and technology. Wendy is ranked Band 1 by Chambers for eDiscovery. She has met with more than 100 clients, over the past 18 months, to exchange ideas about innovation. 

Scott was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia and holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.

Dr. Daniel J Durand, MD (“Dan”) is a physician executive with deep expertise in health system administration, digital health, population health management, and value-based contracting.

Dr. Durand leads Innovation and Research for LifeBridge Health, a $2.5B health system based in Maryland serving over 1 million patients. Dan is currently accountable for overseeing all of LifeBridge’s projects, investments, and partnerships related to biomedical research, digital health, and value-based contracting.

Dan previously served as the founding Executive Director of the LifeBridge Health Clinically Integrated Network (CIN), which grew to include over 500 providers managing over 100,000 lives in value-based contracts. Under his leadership, the LifeBridge CIN produced over $100M in population health savings, which encompassed 2 Medicare MSSP ACOs, a minority ownership of the Johns Hopkins Medicare Advantage product, and 4 other VBC arrangements with commercial payers and MCOs.

Dan trained at Johns Hopkins, where he held several leadership positions and served as the first Director of Accountable Care. He was a member of the executive leadership team at digital health startup Evolent Health (NYSE:EVH), helping grow annual revenues from $8M to $118M en route to a successful IPO. Prior to Evolent, Dan worked as a physician consultant with the Washington, DC office of McKinsey & Co, where his practice was focused on integrated heath systems, payers, and healthcare policy.

Dan’s writing has appeared in top journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He regularly lectures at national conferences on topics related to medical innovation. 

Burt is an accomplished Professional Services Manager with more than 30 years of experience in client services, engineering, and management of technical sales and service. Concentration in the Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed Services and Application Service Provider (ASP) space. Burt started his career public sector working for the National Security Agency spending the next 11 years in the aviation space providing communications and safety in flight systems around the world. His next chapter led him to his start-up phase where he was part 4 different start-up that provided experience with 2 successful IPOs, 1 merger and miserable failure that taught him more than the successes. He is currently working with one of the world’s largest non-profits providing technical solutions to business problems and keeping their technology fresh and relevant. 

Adrian R. Gardner served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the agency\’s headquarters in Washington, DC. In this position, Mr. Gardner is responsible for the governance and operations of the agency\’s information systems, ensuring the system complies with regulatory requirements in support of FEMA\’s mission and objectives.

Prior to his appointment to this post, Mr. Gardner served as (CIO) and Director of the Information Technology and Communications Directorate at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration\’s (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center. Prior to serving as CIO at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Mr. Gardner served as CIO of the National Weather Service. Prior to his time at the Weather Service, he was with the Department of Energy as the Deputy CIO for Cyber Security from September 2005 to September 2006 and the Deputy CIO for IT Reform from October 2006 to January 2007. He chairs the Working Group for DATA.GOV and co-chairs the Information Sharing Subcommittee within the Federal CIO Council.

Mr. Gardner has served within the federal government for over 20 years, working to enable mission capability and readiness within the scientific and defense sectors. In 2005, he earned the Federal 100 Award, which honors individuals from government, industry and academia for ideas and accomplishments that achieved results for the government information technology community.

Mr. Gardner is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Southern California, School of Public Policy and Planning, where he holds a Masters degree in Public Administration. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies from Hood College and is the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree from that institution. Mr. Gardner earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science and Ecology from the Tuskegee Institute. Mr. Gardner serves on the Board of the District of Columbia Urban League.

Throughout his distinguished career, Neil Green has demonstrated a passion for technology and applying novel innovations to drive market disruption. As Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Neil leads the global Digital Technology function, responsible for the development of the company’s innovative digital business models and strategic partnerships with external partners.

Prior to joining Otis, Neil spent 24 years at Intel Corporation, where he was at the forefront of Intel’s growth from a CPU and PC-centric company to a systems and data-centric company. He most recently served as President and General Manager of Intel’s business with the U.S. Government. Previously, Neil held leadership positions in operations, product strategy, and sales. His experience spans business and initiatives across North and South America, Europe and Asia.

Neil holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science in management of technology from The Wharton School of Business and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

John Kehoe was named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Xylem in September 2018.  Reporting to Xylem President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Decker, he leads the Company\’s global information technology organization and global shared service teams. Xylem is a leading producer of global water and water technology solutions.

Prior to Xylem, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Valmont Industries and was a senior IT executive at Rockwell Collins, where he managed a wide portfolio of global enterprise services.

Earlier in John’s career, he held senior leadership roles at L-3 Vertex Aerospace and at Raytheon Aircraft.  John served in the U.S. Air Force in multiple roles and countries, including the first Gulf War conflict.

John received his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems at Friend University in Wichita, Kansas and his Master of Business Administration from Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi.

Stuart Kippelman is the Chief Information Officer of Parsons Corporation, one of the world’s leading digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. He is responsible for the global IT function, including leading all aspects of Parsons information technology strategy and operations, including digital business transformation. He plays a crucial role in the implementation of critical capabilities to serve Parsons’ customers, leveraging his experience in global transformations, business intelligence, data mining, and cloud computing to advance commercial offerings.

 Prior to joining Parsons, Stuart was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Platform Specialty Products, Covanta Energy and Biotest.  For his transformational work, Stuart has received numerous prestigious industry recognitions including Top 100 CIO\’s in STEM 2015, Computerworld’s 2014 Premier IT Leader Award and the CIO.com Top 100 Award in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Prior to joining Covanta, Stuart held many leadership and technical roles of increasing responsibility at Johnson & Johnson.  He was Corporate Director of Technology M&A and Emerging Market Growth, CIO/CTO of Health & Wellness, Vice President of Global Infrastructure Technology Engineering, and Development, as well as other roles in engineering, architecture, research, portfolio management, deployment and operations.

Stuart holds multiple patents in data mining, analytics and Business Intelligence.  He is actively engaged in helping guide and develop the next generation of IT leadership and serves as a career mentor both for Columbia University\’s Executive Master of Science in Technology Management program, as well as the CIO Executive Council Pathways program.

John Lambeth serves as Chief Information Officer for MAXIMUS, bringing more than 30 years of experience in information technology and leadership. Maximus leverages its team of more than 30,000 dedicated professionals to deliver critical business process services across the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Mr. Lambeth is responsible for aligning the global technology strategy of MAXIMUS, which delivers services such as Medicare and Medicaid case management, human services benefits, veteran pension benefits and the US census.  He owns technology strategic planning and architecture and is leading the MAXIMUS technology transformation to microservices and cloud infrastructure.

Mr. Lambeth has also served as the CIO at PAE (Pacific Architects and Engineers), Blackboard and Xerox Business Services, where he was responsible for major business transformation initiatives, global cyber security and delivery of solutions to support large-scale technology services contracts.

Mr. Lambeth holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from McDaniel College and an MBA in Corporate Finance and Management Information Systems from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business.  He holds several IT certifications in security, audit and risk management and served as both an automation officer and Special Forces / Civil Affairs officer in the US Army.

Outsourcing, Mergers and Acquisitions, IT Strategy, IT Audit, IPO IT readiness, IT cost reduction, ISO 9001 

Israel is a professional in cyber strategy and innovation empowering boards and companies that have decided to reclaim cyber dominance.  He’s recognized as an expert in Cyber Enterprise Risk Management, as well as an NACD Full Board Member and Leadership Fellow, obtaining the highest credentials for Board Directorship. His board experience includes training directors, advisory and board service with: F500; National Bar Associations; American University Kogod Cyber Governance Center; The Association for Corporate Growth, representing 14K companies; Globes International (Tel Aviv’s “WSJ”); the Global Manufacturing ISAO, sharing threat information for 29K companies; and the Axon Global Alliance®. Martinez is also an accomplished thought leader and speaker with appearances in: The WSJ MarketWatch ®, NACD ® Annual Board Leadership Conferences, DHS Office of Analysis & Intelligence training conferences, Forbes CEO Conferences, CIO Magazine, U.S. Federal Reserve, and U.S. Congress.  As the CEO of Axon Global Services, recognized as leaders by the U.S. Secret Service and DHS, he is currently an advisor in cyber to the President’s 100-day team. He’s the recipient of, the HITEC top 100, The U.S. Senatorial Medal of Freedom (also awarded to Ronald Reagan and General Schwarzkopf), and his recent post graduate certifications include; business strategy at Harvard, Intelligence Analysis (TCOLE) at SMU, Cyber Counter Terrorism & Defense at DHS, and FINTECH Blockchain at MIT (2017). 

Mr. McHale is recognized for his superior management of engagements with technology-based companies, which include professional services firms, government system integrators, software and product firms. Mr. McHale has conducted multiple executive search assignments within the public sector technology marketplace, encompassing many functions of the executive suite with a concentration on CEO/general management, sales and marketing, as well as technology roles.

Prior to joining Korn/Ferry in 1998, Mr. McHale was an executive with several other search firms headquartered in both the United States and in Australia.

Before entering executive search, he worked for Camrus Publishers, a publishing firm, and moved to Washington, D.C. to help establish a magazine venture in the United States. His career began in London, working as an account executive for Sloangate Ltd, a human resource and advertising firm.

Mr. McHale holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Portsmouth University in the United Kingdom.

Jason Molfetas is a senior vice president and chief information officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In this role, Molfetas leads the Bank’s Information Security and Technology Solutions Services functions. He also is a member of the Bank’s Management Committee.

Jason has extensive transformational leadership experience, having led the implementation of new strategic technology initiatives at several companies. Prior to joining the Atlanta Fed in July 2020, Molfetas served as managing director of CIO Advisory for KPMG and director of IT Enablement for DXC Technology. Before that, he was Amtrak’s chief information and digital officer from 2012 through 2017, where he led the transformation of the IT team to an innovative business enabler and technology partner. He has also served in CIO roles with other organizations, including Brambles Industrial Ltd., Westcon Inc., and Xerox Engineering Corporation.

Molfetas earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Pace University and a master’s degree in business administration from Fordham University.

Mr. Nelson joined Beacon, a Fortune 500 Distributor of roofing & building materials, as CIO in July 2006.  Since joining Beacon, the company has completed 40+ acquisitions and transformed from a $1.5B to $7.0B business.  Prior to that, Mr. Nelson was Vice President, Information Systems & Supply Chain, for Dan River, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of fashion bedding products. He was with Dan River for 10 years. Prior to his role at Dan River, Mr. Nelson was with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Management Consultant. Mr. Nelson received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Global Executive M.B.A. with honors from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Tunde Oni-Daniel is the Head of Technology Operations and Engineering at OneMain Financial where he balances the company’s business demands with the technical delivery and means to secure data in a highly-regulated industry. With 23 years of security experience across industries, he has deep expertise in building business-driven security programs.

Tunde is skilled in developing security architectures, privacy programs, process and enterprise risk management, audit and compliance programs, budgets and staff development. His background includes international business experience for Deutsche Bank, Pan African countries such as African Development Bank, Central Informatics Organization, Bahrain, Prognoz USA, for application security, cloud security, and enterprise risk compliance.

Specialties:
Enterprise Security Technology Operations and Leadership
Risk Management
IT Governance
Team Building
Business Continuity
Forensics
Regulatory Compliance
Incident Response
Public Speaking
Budget Management

Bob Osborn is CTO, Global Governments for ServiceNow. Bob is an accomplished senior executive who has held many highlevel IT leadership positions, including Director of Logistics IT for the U.S. Army G4, Deputy J6/CIO for U.S. Transportation Command, Deputy CIO at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and CIO of the National Nuclear Security Administration. He has led major IT and organizational transformations throughout his career and is a thought leader recognized across the public sector market. As a user of ServiceNow, Bob led ITIL based Enterprise Service Management standardization within the Department of Energy. Bob also served as a United States Marine Corps officer for 27 years.

Terry A. Owens became the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Chief Information Officer in June 2014.  He serves as the principle IT Advisor for the organization, tasked with directing the agency’s IT functions, programs, and initiatives—including strategic, capital, and operational plans.  As the leader of Information Resource Management, he is responsible the management and support of the agencies technical resources and services, including application development, information security, network management, data center operation, architecture and infrastructure design, storage and email services, telecommunication, virtual technology and help desk operations. Before he came to CBO, Terry served as IT Director for the Georgia Department of Correction – Georgia Correctional Industries.  He was responsible for management and support of IT infrastructure and application software, as well as project design, configuration management/maintenance, disaster backup recovery and enterprise security performances and help desk.  In his previous position, he served as an Active Duty Lieutenant Colonel in the capacity of Director, Systems Automation and Communication for the United States Army; he was responsible for the planning, design, configuration, analysis, integrating of First U.S. Army IT Infrastructures of multi-servers network environment, data systems, desktops/printers and Video Tele-Conference Suites installations, supporting over 21,000 personnel within 17 states across the United States.  He holds a BS degree in Computer Information Systems from Grambling State University.  He is a 23 year (Retired Lieutenant Colonel) Army Military Veteran.  

Derrick R. Pledger is the Vice President, Director of Digital Modernization for Leidos, where he leads development of the digital modernization strategy. That work encompasses research and development, technical innovations, and strategic partnerships for Cloud, DevSecOps, Application Modernization, Enterprise IT, Mission IT support, and Edge Computing. Pledger’s team also supports engineering and capture activities for many of Leidos’ most complex and strategic programs, and has contributed to more than $40B in contract wins. Pledger is a United States Army veteran. He has served multiple tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa—both in uniform and as a contractor in support of Operation Iraqi & Enduring Freedom missions, as well as in support of counter-piracy operations. Since joining Leidos, he has held multiple engineering and technical management positions of increasing scope and responsibility, to include: VP, Enterprise Solution Architect, Chief Engineer, Program Manager, Chief Infrastructure Architect and Lead Systems Integrator, and Field Service Engineer. His expertise ranges from managing complex software programs and designing hybrid cloud environments, to supporting rapid software development, systems integration, and data exploitation missions both at the enterprise and tactical levels within the Department of Defense. Pledger holds an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech, a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), as well as numerous technical and industry credentials (e.g., PMP, CISSP, ITIL, SAFe, and various cloud certifications).

Dr. Richard Schroth is a pioneer/interpreter at the intersection of business strategy and technology advancement. Honored as one of the Top 25 Consultants in the World by Consulting Magazine, Dr. Schroth is the current U.S. Senior Fulbright Scholar in Information Sciences, the Executive Scholar in Residence at Johns Hopkins University, and is a member of the National Cyber Security Council. Author of Random House’s best selling ethics book, “How Companies Lie”, Richard has been named as one of the Top CTO’s in the country for the over 10 years and has been recently the Senior Advisor to the World Bank and to the Chairman Pfizer. Richard has held significant executive roles in corporate America including the first Chief Technology Officer for the Marriott Corporation, Executive Vice President of Computer Sciences Corporation and Chief Technology Officer for Ross Perot and Perot Systems (Dell Consulting Services). Dr. Schroth is currently a Distinguished Professor of Business at the University of Ireland and a past visiting Fellow at Wharton and Duke. Rich’s consulting work takes him around the globe in capacities of advisor, speaker, strategy consultant, and as an independent reviewer and challenger of critical corporate innovation and strategic projects, helping to illuminate context, judgment, complexity, and future possibilities.

Sovan Shatpathy is the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President for Navy Federal Credit Union where he leads the award-winning Information Services Department in further improving the credit union’s digital member and employee experiences. With more than 20 years of technology management experience, Sovan has worked for multiple Fortune 500 corporations across diverse industries. He has an established track record for transforming technology organizations, processes and systems, to align with strategic business objectives and maximize value of investments. Prior to Navy Federal, Sovan served as the CTO for Amtrak where he was responsible for all technology services across the Customer and Revenue ecosystem. He also led the strategy, architecture, platforms, analytics and information management groups. Before Amtrak, he spent a decade at Cisco where he played different executive leadership roles spanning across Cisco IT, Cisco Services and Consumer business units. Sovan has also worked in senior leadership roles in other leading organizations including Fujitsu, Cognizant, 3M and Oracle among others. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology and a master’s degree specializing in Management Information Systems from Symbiosis International University.

David A. Shive is the Chief Information Officer for the U.S. General Services Administration. Mr. Shive oversees the GSA IT organization, and is responsible for information technology operations and ensuring alignment with agency and administration strategic objectives and priorities. He joined the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of the Chief Information Officer in November 2012. Concurrent to his role as CIO, David served as the Acting Commissioner of the newly formed Technology Transformation Service from July – November 2016.  Prior to being named CIO, he was the Director of the Office of Enterprise Infrastructure, responsible for the enterprise information technology infrastructure platforms and capability that support the GSA business enterprise.  He was also the Acting Director of HR and FM Systems for the GSA CFO and CPO offices. Prior to joining GSA, he served in the District of Columbia government as a Chief Information Officer.  In this role, Mr. Shive had executive responsibility for agency IT operations including financial systems, security and privacy programs, internal controls and compliance, strategic planning, enterprise architecture and performance management and measurement programs and directed the transformation of enterprise systems and processes, to public/private cloud hybrid. He holds an undergraduate degree in physics from California State University, Fresno; a master’s degree in research meteorology from the University of Maryland College Park; and a post-graduate management certificate from the Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Management.

As Senior Vice  President and Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Business Partners, Pradip Sitaram oversees the strategic direction and operational management of the information technology portfolio for the entire Enterprise family of companies. He oversees the design, development and implementation of Enterprise’s business operations platforms and corporate back-office solutions, as well as the core technology infrastructure. The goal of Enterprise Business Partners is to support Enterprise’s overall mission and objectives by consistently delivering high-quality, high-value and cost-effective services to all internal customers in a responsive manner.

Pradip brings more than 20 years of experience as an information technology executive, with a deep knowledge in application development, strategy, enterprise architecture, process improvement, network infrastructure/telecommunications and governance. Pradip is a veteran at Cloud-based strategies having successfully implemented them at three different companies since 2004. Before joining Enterprise in 2010, Pradip was the CIO for CDI, a $100 million direct marketing firm based in Joppa, Md. Prior to CDI, Pradip was the vice president for IT at ASRC, a large federal government consulting firm. Pradip has also held senior IT management positions at Intelsat, a $1B global satellite and telecommunications company and at Hughes where he was responsible for projects at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Howard Spira was named the Chief Information Officer of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in December 2014. He was promoted to Senior Vice President in October of 2016 and is a member of the Bank’s senior leadership team reporting directly to the acting Chairman of the Bank.

Howard’s responsibilities include overseeing the complete information technology portfolio that supports the Bank\’s $100 billion book including infrastructure, networks and telecoms, application development, program management, information security, data and reporting, and records management. In addition, his area serves as the agency\’s representative for Open Data, Privacy and Records.

Howard joined the Export-Import Bank after five years of service at the United States Treasury where he led the technology team for the Office of Financial Stability – the team that orchestrated the financial rescue program in response to the financial crisis of 2008.   In addition to his work at OFS, Howard was a frequent  participant and advisor on high-level IT strategy work for Treasury and the Office of Domestic Finance in areas related to financial services technology.

Prior to his federal service, Howard was a senior IT executive in the financial services industry with an extensive background in international and domestic commercial finance. Howard’s previous experiences include being a managing director at Goldman Sachs Real-estate Japan where he ran technology and loan servicing.  Howard also had ten years with GE Capital where he served as the technology executive for the Global Financial Restructuring group and as a CIO for the Commercial Finance Division.   Howard also spent time at Smith Barney where he led taxable fixed income trading and operations technology.  Howard started his career at Andersen Consulting’s Financial Service practice in New York City helping overseas financial institutions establish operations in the United States.

Howard graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s of science and holds an MBA from Cornell with a focus on finance and international business.