Imagine Nation ELC 2018

Stephen Billy was appointed as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in March of 2018.  As Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen supports the Office of the Director in carrying out the President’s Management Agenda to meet the needs of the Federal Government in the 21st Century.  Prior to serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen led the confirmation efforts for the OPM Director and Deputy Director, as Director of Congressional, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. These efforts culminated in the first successful confirmations of the OPM Director and Deputy Director since 2015 and 2011.

Melvin Brown II is a currently the Senior Advisor/Branch Chief of the Consulting Services Branch, for the Office of Chief Information Officer, within the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS).

Prior to joining OCIO he served as the Senior Logistics Program Manager at FEMA, where he developed the national logistic support feeding strategy in support of a presidentially declared disaster. Prior to joining FEMA Melvin served as the Program Manager for the DHS Performance and Learning Management System (PALMS) where he oversaw the consolidation of the 9 Component-based Learning Management System (LMS) requirements into a single Department-wide integrated LMS solution.

Mr. Censky is the Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was sworn-in on October 11, 2017 after being unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Censky previously served for the past 21 years as CEO of the American Soybean Association, a national, not-for-profit trade association that represents United States soybean farmers on policy and trade. He served in both the Reagan and George H. W. Bush Administrations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, eventually serving as Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service where he was involved in running our nation’s export programs.

As the DoD CIO, Mr. Dana Deasy is the primary advisor to the Secretary of Defense for matters of information management, information technology, and information assurance, as well as non-intelligence space systems, critical satellite communications, navigation and timing programs, spectrum, and telecommunications.
Mr. Deasy previously held several private sector senior leadership positions, most recently as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) of JPMorgan Chase. There, he was responsible for the firm’s technology systems and infrastructure across all of the firm’s businesses worldwide.

Mr. Deasy managed a budget of more than $9 billion and over 40,000 technologists supporting JPMorgan Chase’s Retail, Wholesale and Asset Management businesses. He has more than 35 years of experience leading and delivering large scale IT strategies and projects, to include Chief Information Officer and Group Vice President at BP. 

Emily W. Murphy was sworn in as administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) by U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on December 12, 2017. President Donald J. Trump nominated Ms. Murphy to lead GSA in September 2017. She was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 5, 2017.  Administrator Murphy leads a staff of 11,600 employees nationwide, overseeing more than 371 million square feet of property, and approximately $54 billion in annual contracts.

Maria A Roat became the Small Business Administration Chief Information Officer in October 2016 bringing more than 30 years of professional experience in information technology.  Ms. Roat served more than 2 years as the U.S. Department of Transportation Chief Technology Officer, and for 10 years at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) joining in June 2004 in a number of capacities including Federal Risk Management and Authorization Program (FedRAMP) Director, FEMA Deputy CIO, Chief of Staff for the DHS CIO, USCIS Chief Information Security Officer and CIO Chief of Staff, and Deputy Director, Technology Development, for TSA’s Secure Flight Program. 

Ms. Weichert currently serves as Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Weichert is a seasoned business executive who has served as a Principal at Ernst & Young, LLP since 2013. In her 25 year professional career, Ms. Weichert has also held executive leadership positions at Market Platform Dynamics, First Data Corporation, Bank of America, and Andersen Consulting focused on strategy, innovation, and business process improvement in banking and payments technology. An innovator and entrepreneur, Ms. Weichert also co-founded an Internet company, Achex, Inc., and sold that company to First Data in 2001. 

Ms. Aronson was named the Chief Information Officer for the National Science Foundation in December 2017, after serving for almost six months as both the Acting CIO and as the Director for the Division of Information Systems within the Office of Information and Resource Management.  

Since April 2018, Mr. Ash has led and set the IT strategic direction while working in partnership with the three mission agencies and FPAC Business Center leadership, and with other USDA agencies to provide information resources for policy and decision making.  In this position, he is responsible for the overall IT strategic direction.

Session Speaker Track 1:  Modernizing for Mission Success

Chip Block has 30 years of advanced technology research and development experience, with the last 15 years in the information assurance and cyber technology arenas. He leads new market/technology development at Evolver which supports Security Operations Centers for Federal/commercial markets. He works extensively in the areas of cybersecurity, advising Evolver’s clients on cyber operations, cyber risk quantification, and cyber insurance.

His research includes federal projects with DARPA and the Air Force Research Laboratory in the development of advanced cyber technologies and commercial work with Internet of Things, focusing on medical devices. Chip was awarded an R&D 100 award as Co-Principal Investigator, received the ACT-IAC Individual Contributor of the Year Award in 2016, and is a certified Open FAIR™ analyst.

Vincent Bridgeman is Redhorse’s Vice President of National Security Services. In addition to a 20-year career as a Marine Corps intelligence officer, Vince served as a DoD representative to In-Q-Tel—the venture capital arm of the US Intelligence Community—where he leveraged early stage investment to help the government keep pace with technological change.

Sheena Burrell currently serves as the IT Business Manager for the NASA Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), where she is responsible for collaborating and building coalitions with agency senior leadership to establish the guiding policies and executable processes for Information Technology (IT) portfolio management.

Kathy Conrad leads digital government strategy for Accenture Federal Services.  She focuses on transforming government to be more customer-centric, data-driven, and efficient.  She works with the Accenture Federal Digital Studio to help agencies use Human Centered Design and service design to solve complex challenges, create great customer experiences and deliver impact at scale.

Mr. Cooke is the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer at Housing and Urban Development providing leadership and strategic direction for the daily operations and partnering with the CIO to provide direction, oversight, and management for IT investments that support the diverse portfolio of programs across HUD.  He has over 25 years of experience implementing IT solutions and managing IT resources, budgets, contracts, and programs for Federal agencies.

Matthew T. Cornelius leads OMB’s Federal IT Modernization Cross Agency Priority Goal, recently published as one of the key pillars of the President’s Management Agenda. He worked with Congress to authorize and appropriate the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT Act); established the Technology Modernization Board and serves as executive secretary and principle executor of the TMF.

Mr. Tony Cossa has been Director, Product Strategy for OCI Public Sector at Oracle since August 6th, 2018. Mr. Cossa served as Chief Technology Officer/Cloud Strategy Director at United States Department of Agriculture since August 2015.  Mr. Cossa has held several positions with the GSA (FAS CTO, E-Gov Travel Exec Program Director) and the DHS under the CFO driving transformation initiatives. He brings his 25 years of commercial and public-sector service having significant modernization/transformation successes.

Dominic Delmolino is Accenture Federal Services’ chief technology officer and leads the development of Accenture Federal’s technology strategy. He has been instrumental in establishing Accenture’s Federal activities in the open-source space and has played a key role in the business by fostering and facilitating Federal communities of practice for Cloud, DevOps, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. 

Martha Dorris is the Founder of Dorris Consulting International (DCI) where she works with federal agencies and private companies to improve the lives of Americans through transformed government services.  Martha leverages her almost 34 years of federal service at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to drive efficiencies and improve government services both internally and to the citizen.

Anjelica Dortch is a Senior Policy Advisor within the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (OFCIO) where she directly advises the Federal CIO on human capital management issues and strategies affecting the federal IT and cybersecurity community.  Ms. Dortch leads coordination of federal IT and cybersecurity workforce initiatives along with contributing to IT modernization workforce policies to include the formation of the President’s Management Agenda, Cross Agency Priority Goals, Government Reform Plan, and the much-anticipated update to the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy.

Max Everett was selected in July 2017 to serve as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the U.S. Department of Energy. In this position, he oversees the Department’s information technology (IT) portfolio and cybersecurity efforts, serves as an advisor to the Deputy Secretary and Secretary, and leads and manages the various functions within the Office of the Chief Information Officer.   Mr. Everett has extensive experience in managing and implementing IT and cybersecurity for both public and private sector organizations.  He has previously worked as a consultant for public and private sector organizations, supporting development of network security services, cloud security policies, and cyber information sharing programs. Mr. Everett has held a variety of technology leadership roles at the White House, the Department of Commerce, and on several National Special Security Events. 

Bob Fecteau is the CIO for SAIC responsible for guiding technology investments and delivering operational services in direct support of the SAIC business.  He focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise IT operations in support of both internal business needs and customer support processes.  Prior to joining SAIC, Bob served as the CIO of BAE Systems’ Intelligence and Security sector and as Chief Information Officer, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). In 2001, he was selected for the Department of Defense’s Chief Information Officer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Information Management.   

Theodore Gates is a Security Engineer with over a decade experience of focus in Identity Management and Access Control networking solutions.  Father of two he revels in the ever-evolving landscape that is Information Security and welcomes the next challenge that is brought on a daily basis.  Currently consulting with Cisco Systems in the Federal Civilian market and supporting missions and efforts with a focus on next generation of technologies and solutions.

Robert Giles was appointed Director of the New Jersey Division of Elections on May 1, 2008.  Prior to that, he was employed by the Ocean County Board of Elections beginning in 1995 working as an investigator, a voting machine technician, assistant supervisor and supervisor.  He currently serves on the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council.  He is currently the President of the National Association of State Election Directors.

Michael is the founder & CEO of Revolution Four Group, a next-generation advisory firm that helps clients understand and leverage the power of technology to succeed in the modern digital era.  Michael was the CTO of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2015 to 2018, where he drove innovation and transformation initiatives to enhance cyber-security, leverage emerging technologies, adopt modern development techniques and practices, and drive continuous improvement.

Thomas Hicks was nominated by President Barack H. Obama and confirmed by unanimous consent of the United States Senate on December 16, 2014 to serve on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) where he is currently the Chairman.  Prior to his appointment with EAC, Commissioner Hicks served as a Senior Elections Counsel and Minority Elections Counsel on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration.

Prior to coming to ARRAY, Jennifer spent 8 years at DHS, most recently as the Deputy Director for the Office of Venture and Innovation, where she was largely responsible for working with DHS components to understand mission needs and help connect them with technology and the venture capital community. Prior to coming to DHS HQ, Jennifer was the DevOps project manager at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection before that.  Jennifer holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management.

Jay Huie has spent over 15 years guiding the evolution and adoption of technology within federal and enterprise environments. His expertise includes bringing a multi-discipline approach to help Agencies achieve their missions. He currently serves as the Director for the GSA Technology Transformation Services (TTS) Secure Cloud Portfolio, which includes the FedRAMP program. Most recently, Jay has been tasked to lead GSA’s Cloud Adoption Center of Excellence supporting the White House Office of American Innovation. In this role, he will build specific capabilities to assist efforts by Federal Agencies to leverage modern technology and cloud services.

Mr. Hunt is currently Managing Director and Cyber Strategist for Accenture Federal Services.  He is responsible for setting the cyber strategic direction and developing differentiated approaches and solutions to address the cyber threat environment.  He retired in 2013 as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served for 28 years. 

Trey Kennedy serves as a Senior Advisor to the Federal CIO Council, responsible for coordinating and executing on the Council’s mission to improve Federal IT practices and make policy recommendations to the Federal CIO.  Trey also managed the development of the State of Federal IT report, which provided the incoming Administration with recommendations for how to continue the progress being made in modernizing and improving Federal IT

Jason Knudson, founder and CEO of Vyzva Lab, LLC, cut his teeth building innovation organizations within the world’s largest bureaucracy, the Department of Defense. Over a 20 year naval career, he served in both enlisted and officer ranks working as a Cryptologist, Special Warfare Combatant Crewman, and Submarine Officer.

As Design Thinking Lead and Product Manager for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) he has extensive experience with Other Transaction Agreements. He has also been involved in the Chief of Naval Operations Rapid Innovation Cell, Defense Entrepreneurs Forum, Naval Innovation Advisory Council, Seventh Fleet Innovation Cell. 

Charlotte Lee is the Chief Executive Officer of Kastling Group, a WOSB that provides IT modernization design, management, and strategy consulting. She founded the company in 2013 as a demonstration of her belief in small business and entrepreneurship. Kastling Group seeks to provide actionable plans and solutions architecture to organizations seeking digital transformations --rooted in Customer Experience (CX) and Ethical Modernization principles.

Stephen has responsibility for overall strategy, productizing, and certification of the Zscaler platform across all Global Governments.  He also runs the global Compliance efforts for all of Zscaler.   His primary focus over the last two years is FedRAMP, TIC/MTIP Policies, ZTN for Federal.  Under Stephen’s leadership, Zscaler became the first FedRAMP certified ZTN Platform.  

Raymond Lewis has over 25 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. Presently, he is the Deputy Program Manager for the NS2020 Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) Program Management Office (PMO). His previous position was Director of Network Services in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Region 2, the Northeast and Caribbean Region. 
Mr. Lewis joined GSA in 1997 and held positions of increasing responsibility up to his appointment to Division Director in 2001.  

Christine Derenick-Lopez is the chief administrative officer (CAO) for the City of Philadelphia. The CAO’s office was created by the Kenney administration in January 2016. This office works to modernize city government and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of City services. The CAO oversees 10 City departments and offices, innovating and strengthening their administrative functions and supporting their resident-facing operations to evaluate, plan, and continually improve their service delivery.

Prior to joining the Kenney administration, Christine worked as a senior HR business partner with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, a global biopharmaceutical company, operating in over 100 countries. In this role, Christine provided strategic HR leadership for over 2,200 diabetes primary care and endocrinology specialty employees and leaders.

Ashley Mahan is Acting Director for the General Service Administration’s (GSA’s) Secure Cloud Portfolio and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Ashley is a trusted liaison between Federal Agencies, Industry Cloud Services Providers, and other stakeholder groups advocating for and facilitating the adoption of secure cloud technologies across the federal Government.

As the CGI Federal SAJE business unit manager and senior vice president, Ms. Mango leads the development and execution of the business and solutions strategy for a diverse client portfolio, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Intelligence Community, and also the Legislative and Judicial Branches.  Ms. Mango has worked with federal organizations in the civilian, defense and intelligence communities to improve operations through business and information technology solutions. Her business proficiency encompasses government mission support functions. 

Mariela Melero became the chief of the Office of Citizenship and Applicant Information Services (CAIS), within the External Affairs Directorate, on May 25, 2018. Under her leadership, CAIS provides information and case assistance to applicants and the public through a wide array of services, including USCIS’ English and Spanish websites, numerous digital self-help tools and telephonic and email support through the USCIS Contact Center.

John Mullins is a Senior Advisor to the Director and serves as the President’s Management Agenda Project Manager.  He advises the Director of OPM on strategic workforce matters and orchestrates the implementation of the President’s Management Agenda.  Additionally, Mr. Mullins represents OPM and serves as a primary liaison for several Federal Management Councils, OMB, GSA and other pertinent stakeholders regarding the President’s Management Agenda and other workforce and performance improvement efforts.

Joanie F. Newhart, CPCM, has 35 years’ experience in Federal government contracting.  She is currently the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs at OFPP within OMB.  Prior to her position at OFPP, Ms. Newhart gained a variety of work experience as a contractor, as an Army civilian, at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as the Senior Procurement Executive at both the Small Business Administration and the Department of Transportation.  Ms. Newhart has Master’s Degrees in Strategic Studies and Business Administration. She is a Fed 100 winner from 2012 and 2017.

Makada Henry-Nickie is a David M. Rubenstein fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Throughout her career her research has examined ways to expand equitable access to responsible credit and she has recommended policies that advance inclusive economic opportunities for disadvantaged families and low-income communities. She is part of Brookings’ Race, Place, and Inclusion Initiative.

Rob Palmer, EVP and CTO of ShorePoint Inc, is a former Senior Executive with the Department of Homeland Security where he most recently held the position of Deputy CTO and Executive Director for Strategic Technology Management. His broad and varying career experiences provide a unique perspective on the challenges facing the delivery and security of IT services. In his role as the ShorePoint CTO, Rob is responsible for exploring and understanding the latest methodologies, concepts and capabilities that align with the objectives of both ShorePoint and their customers.

Basil Parker is a Senior Advisor at the Office of Personnel Management for Government-wide Information Technology and Cyber Workforce Development.  In this role, Mr. Parker advises the Director of OPM on workforce related matters in IT, Information Systems Security and Cybersecurity. Additionally he represents OPM and serves as a primary liaison between the Federal CIO Council, OMB, eGov/IT, CHCO council, Federal Chief Learning Officers, and other pertinent stakeholders regarding Federal IT workforce development.

Crystal Philcox is the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Category Management, in the Office of Information Technology Category (ITC), in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). The Federal Acquisition Service provides buying platforms and acquisition services to Federal, DoD, State and Local governments for a broad range of items from office supplies to motor vehicles to information technology and telecommunications products and services.

G. Nagesh Rao currently serves as Director of Business Technology Solutions (BiTS) at the US Small Business Administration’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. Prior to his promotion, he previously served as Chief Technologist & Entrepreneur in Residence with the US Small Business Administration’s Office of Investment & Innovation. 

Michele is Founder and President of Sunesis Nexus. Her career has been at the nexus of National Security, Domestic and Foreign Policy, and Technology. Michele is a gifted communicator, coach, and consultant, who works globally with both the public and private sectors, utilizing her experience and expertise in executive leadership, strategic planning, coalition building, technology, innovation, leading change, organizational transformation, and operations.  Prior to founding her own company, Michele served as Google’s Chief Technology Officer for the Public Sector and Chief Innovation Evangelist working with partners and clients around the world.

Robyn Rees is a strategic advisor for the NSF Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Division of Information Systems (DIS).  In this capacity, she leverages her deep understanding of the formulation, planning, execution and oversight of the Agency’s IT budget, as well as IT operations, to facilitate packaging of ideas and communication across all levels of the agency.

Tim Shaughnessy currently serves as a Senior Program Analyst to the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In addition to advising on specific procurement matters, he manages strategic planning and process improvement initiatives across IRS Procurement offices.  He has over 30 years of government and private sector contracting and acquisition management experience

Richard A. Spires is the CEO of Learning Tree International, a leading provider of IT and management workforce development services.   Mr. Spires served as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) from 2009 till 2013.  Mr. Spires held a number of positions at the IRS from 2004 through 2008, including CIO and Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support.  

Laura Stanton is the Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Enterprise Strategy Management, where she directs Federal Acquisition Service’s strategic business planning, category management, and Acquisition Gateway. Currently, she is leading GSA’s initiative to bring commercial e-commerce providers to the federal government. Laura is a 2015 Fed 100 Award winner. 

Rich Thurau is currently one of more than 300 UAS “remote pilots” for the Department of the Interior, but he is among about 10 individuals across the Department whose main focus is UAS (instead of collateral duty).  His primary duties at DOI’s Office of Aviation Services, Unmanned Aerial Systems division include training new remote pilots, testing and evaluation of new aircraft and sensors, and working with the Department's nine Bureaus in developing a UAS program that meets their needs and those of the American people.

Keith Trippie is the CEO of The Trippie Group LLC, which provides executive consulting services to help companies generate revenue in a number of innovative technology arenas including cyber/risk management, cloud computing, mobile, big data/analytics, and agile/DevSecOps, among others.  He also serves as an advisor and board member with several organizations supporting investment decisions, due diligence and strategy.  Mr. Trippie is a former Government Senior Executive, change agent and innovative thought leader with over 20 years of experience driving revenue in the private sector and delivering innovative results for commercial and government entities.  

Gary Washington was selected as the USDA Chief Information Officer (CIO) in February 2018. Formerly the CIO for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Washington also has served as CIO and Director of the Information.  Mr Washington spent 5 years in private industry as well as 10 years as a Computer Operator and Command Control Specialist in the U.S. Air Force.

Mike Weber is responsible for Coalfire Labs operations, including penetration testing, application security assessments, forensics, and research and development. He leads a team of over 50 security professionals and is an expert in development and management of information security programs tailored to highly-regulated industries like government, healthcare, banking, and utilities.

Bill Zielinski is the Deputy Assistant Commissioner, for the Office of Information Technology Category (ITC) in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). FAS provides buying platforms and acquisition services to federal, state, and local governments for a broad range of items from office supplies to motor vehicles.  As an organization within FAS, ITC provides access to a wide range of commercial and custom IT products, services and solutions. 

Described as “an innovative and prolific scholar” by Foreign Policy and named one of the magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers four years in a row, Anne-Marie Slaughter turns big ideas and deep analysis into realistic strategies for a networked world. A Princeton University foreign policy expert, a former top official at the U.S. State Department, and a Work-Life leader, Dr. Slaughter confronts a range of topics — from geopolitics and global challenges to gender equality and leadership.

As President and CEO of New America, a public policy institute and idea incubator, Slaughter leads a team of scientists, technologists, and political and economic thinkers in Washington, DC and New York City.  She also writes a monthly column for The Financial Times.

Debra Tomchek is a Vice President at ICF, a global consulting firm, where she develops innovative human capital solutions for federal agencies. She is Industry Chair of the Evolving the Workforce Community of Interest for ACT-IAC and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. As a federal senior executive, Ms. Tomchek served in the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, Defense, Justice and Commerce. She began her career as an Army intern, followed by 18 years at OPM. She holds a B.A. from Christopher Newport University and M.Ed. from the College of William and Mary.

Jack Uldrich is a well-recognized global futurist, speaker, and author of eleven books, including award-winning bestsellers.  He is a frequent speaker on technology, change management and leadership and has addressed hundreds of corporations, associations and not-for-profit organizations on five continents.

He regularly makes television appearances and is a frequent guest on major media outlets.

John Roach is the Director of the Data Analytics Practice at KSM Consulting, an Indiana-based data and technology consulting firm. John leads the team in serving both the public and private sectors, providing insight by transforming data and technology into strategic assets to better serve citizens, make data-driven decisions, and access actionable information in real time. His guidance has led the team to become Indiana’s premier provider of strategic and technical data services, tackling challenges like the opioid epidemic, infant mortality, criminal recidivism reduction, and other complex, multi-faceted challenges for the State of Indiana.

Greg Touhill, President of the Cyxtera Federal Group, is one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity and information technology senior executives. Selected by President Obama as the US government’s first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He previously served as DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. Greg is a retired Air Force general officer, a highly-decorated combat leader, an adjunct professor at CarnegieMellon University, an accomplished author and public speaker, a former American diplomat, and a senior executive with documented high levels of success on the battlefield and in the boardroom.

Mr. Pitcher has over 15 years of experience in leading the design, development, and implementation of tailored cybersecurity solutions for enterprise and cloud-based environments at both U.S. Federal agencies and for commercial customers. He currently serves as the lead of Coalfire Federal’s Technical Cyber Services practice that specializes in identifying and closing the gaps in security programs via engineering and penetration testing, specifically enhancing defensive capabilities against cyber threats.

He has extensive experience in the development of system architectures that deliver a range of capabilities including security event monitoring, vulnerability assessment, configuration compliance, hardware/software asset management, analytics, and information sharing. 

Kimberly V. Graham is currently Acting Director for the newly created Customer Experience Office in the USDA Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Mission Area and is also Acting Senior Policy Advisor to Under Secretary Bill Northey. In this position, Graham leads and oversees implementation of FPAC customer experience initiatives.  Her career with USDA spans 30 years, covering farm program policy development and implementation, information technology development, business process improvements implementation and administrative management and leadership at various levels within the Department.

Dave Powner is Director for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at the MITRE Corporation. In this role, he enhances MITRE’s strategic corporate partnership interactions and promotes development of new business opportunities with the federal government, states, the private sector, and academia.  Dave has more than 25 years of experience in both the public and private sectors.  Prior to joining MITRE, he served as a Director at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) where he led numerous reviews of federal information technology that resulted in Dave testifying before Congress more than 100 times.