Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move – Week ending December 22, 2023

Knowing who is where, both from a business intel and relationship view, is key to success in GovCon. This report highlights a number of executive-level moves that caught the attention of OS AI across Government and industry for the week ending December22, 2023.

• VA taps new Director, Technology Solutions Delivery, Financial Management Business Transformation
• Former HHS SAMHSA CTO named CIO for the U.S. Office of Special Counsel
• Precise Systems recruits strategic leader Mark Coleman to be Vice President of Business Development
• Databricks recruits experienced VA growth leader Richard (Andy) Andrews to be Federal Health & Military Health Lead
• USAID adds familiar face to serve as a top Office of Acquisition and Assistance (SES Career) Exec after stints with NASA/DOE
• GSA Category Management lead takes new role as Strategic Acquisition Data Management Lead, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
• US Air Force taps new Chief Data Officer HAF A1
• Gainwell recruits longtime Accenture leader Jessica Rogers to be Vice President, Delivery Excellence
• Cloudera recruits Red Hat managing architect Jason Bongard to be Practice Director – Public Sector Professional Services
• Franklin IQ makes another big hire – recruits Amy Canales to drive National and DoD-level intelligence growth
• Nakupuna recruits industry veteran Erik Skiles to be AI Practice Lead
• Booz Allen Hamilton taps Jacqueline Guill to be Chief Technologist
• Second Front Systems Expands Executive Team with Appointment of TJ Rowe as EVP of Growth
• Longtime VA lead and recent Oracle lead takes role as VA Senior Advisor to Deputy Undersecretary for Health
• DHS FEMA adds new Technology and Innovation Officer to drive Technical Programs in AI, Analytics and Machine Learning
• CFPB adds DHS IT Executive as new Deputy Chief Information Officer
• Longtime CMS Policy Coordination and Implementation leader rejoins the agency
• DHS taps Experienced Portfolio Manager to serve as Enterprise Technical Engineering Division Director
• Recent Federal Reserve and SEC CIO takes CIO role with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
• Leading Health IT (HIT) solutions provider DSS Hires Robert L. Gordon III to Lead Artificial Intelligence Efforts
• Victory Strategies recruits first U.S. Space Force Deputy Human Capital Officer to serve as Managing Director
• Markon taps industry veteran Dan Deakin to be Managing Director
• HHS Chief Data Officer recruited to serve as CIO with Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
• VA taps longtime VA lead to drive Oversight and Accountability
• NIH taps Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
• Familiar face returns to DHA from industry to help drive Medical Device Integration
• NIH NHLBI recruits Education Department leader to serve as Associate Director of Administrative Management
• DON PEO Digital recruits DOD Division Director Service Operation leader
• Magellan Federal recruits experienced account exec Elisa Kirkhorn to be VP BD and Capture
• DecisionPoint recruits Senior Operations and Growth leader Asya Smith to be COO
• Post merger, SID Founder, CEO steps into role as Chief Strategy Officer and CTO with Astor & Sanders
• Ben FitzGerald named CEO at software specialist Rebellion Defense
• DSS Subsidiary SBG Technology Solutions Promotes Bruce Dickey to President and CEO
• SAIC taps industry veteran Kathleen Urbanek to be VP, Proposal Development Center, Enterprise Operations
• CORAS welcomes Mark Fedeli as VP of Sales
• Serigor recruits rising industry leader ( KJ ) Ramsey to be Federal Growth and Strategic Leader
• HHS taps Deputy Director – Enterprise Data Analytics Division
• IRS recruits OPM Data Management lead and Technical Expert
• NIH names permanent Associate Director for Science Policy & Director of the Office of Science Policy
• SSA OCIO taps Division Director of Project Management
• NRC taps its CIO and chief data officer to lead agency AI operations
• White House recruits NGA CTO and former VA Deputy CTO to serve as a Principal Dep Director
• Architect of the Capitol taps Deputy Chief Information Officer (Acting)
• eTelligent Group Announces Former IRS SES Nan Downing as EVP, Client Relations and Delivery
• Ardent Welcomes New CTO Mireille Estephan to the Executive Leadership Team
• MetroStar Systems taps Jorge Vasquez to be CIO
• Peraton adds Sr. BD exec Mitch Newman as Business Development Director (FDA/NIH)

and ICYMI – Late last week, after 15 year and now post-acquisition, Jay Shah, Octo’s (now IBM) COO, is ending his time with the company. More here on this inspiring story (a good quick read for those trying to emulate their success!)

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