CDO Magazine Announces Its 2021 Leading Data Executives - North American Government List

(USA and Canada) CDO Magazine has dedicated itself to finding the most reputable leading data executives in the federal government. Currently, the significance of data executives in the federal space is gaining acknowledgment, and new data policies and legislation strive to strengthen the roles of these individuals. Because of this, we are proud to distinguish these leading data executives, all of whom are deeply committed to implementing new data strategies and establishing data governance in their respective agencies. CDO Magazine is honored to recognize these outstanding public officials who are pursuing collaborative, data-driven innovations towards a better society.

If you would like to nominate a Leading Data and Analytics Influencer for 2022, please email your nomination to info@cdomagazine.tech.

Leading Data Executives North American Government List

Agriculture and Agrifood (Canada)

Liz Foster, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Science and Technology

Vidya ShankarNarayan, Chief Information Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister Information Systems

Architect of the Capitol (USA)

Jon Migas, Chief Information Officer

Michelle Leete, PMP, Information Technology Program Manager

Bureau of Industry and Security (USA)

G. Nagesh Rao, Chief Information Officer

Canada Border Services Agency 

Minh Doan, Vice-President and Chief Information Officer

Canada Revenue Agency 

Melanie Ringrose, IT Director

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (USA)

Tammy Roust, Chief Data Officer

Congressional Budget Office (USA)

Angela Clark, Chief Information Officer

Joseph Evans, Jr., Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Management, Business, and Information Services

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (USA)

Christopher Chilbert, Chief Information Officer

Copyright Office (USA)

Catherine Zaller Rowland, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education

Executive Office of the President (USA)

Anthony W. McDonald, Chief Information Officer at Office of Management and Budget

Clare Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer at Office of Management and Budget

Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

Howard Spira, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (USA)

Sylvia Burns, Chief Information Officer and Chief Privacy Officer

FINTRAC (Canada)

Rachel Porteous, Assistant Director and Chief Information Officer Information Management/Information Technology

Freddie Mac (USA)

Frank Nazzaro, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Government Accountability Office (USA)

Howard Williams, Information Systems and Technology Services 

Lawrance L. Evans, Jr., Managing Director of Applied Research and Methods

Timothy M. Persons, PhD, Chief Scientist and Managing Director, Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics

Government Publishing Office (USA)

Richard G. Davis, Acting Chief of Staff and Chief Technology Officer 

Sam Musa, Chief Information Officer

Library of Congress (USA)

Bernard A. Barton, Jr., Chief Information Officer 

Dennis Clark, Chief, Researcher and Reference Services

Mary B. Mazanec, Director of Congressional Research Service

Nicole Saylor, Chief of the Digital Innovation Lab

Timothy Daugherty, Director of Information Technology Service Operations

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (USA)

Chris Park, Principal Analyst and Data Analytics Advisor

Jim Boissonnault, Chief Information Officer

Kevin Ochieng, Senior IT Specialist

Martha Heberlein, Principal Analyst and Research Advisor

MITRE (USA)

Jay Schnitzer, M.D., PH.D., Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Medical Officer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)

Jeff Seaton, Chief Information Officer

Jim Green, Chief Scientist

Leigh Anne Giraldi, Associate Chief Information Officer for IT Business Management

Robert A. Pearce, Associate Administrator at Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Ron Thompson, Associate Chief Information Officer for Transformation & Data and Chief Data Officer

Shenandoah Speers, Associate Chief Information Officer for Applications

National Archives and Records Administration (USA)

Swarnali Haldar, Chief Information Officer

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA)

David Nelson, Chief Information Officer

National Science Foundation (USA)

Dorothy Aronson, Chief Information Officer

The Cabinet (USA)

Avril Haines, Director for National Intelligence

U.S. Agency for International Development 

Jay Mahanand, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Air Force

Eileen M. Vidrine, Chief Data Officer

Lauren Knausenberger, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Dovarius L. Peoples, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services 

Alexandra Mugge, Director and Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer

Allison Oelschlaeger, Director and CMS Chief Data Officer

Rajiv Uppal, Director and CMS Chief Information Officer 

U.S. Centers for Disease Control

Jaspal Sagoo, Chief Technology Officer 

Suzi M. Connor, Chief Information Officer 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Courtney Winship, Deputy Chief Data Officer

U.S. Coast Guard

Mr. Brian P. Burns, Deputy Chief Information Officer (CG-6D)

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Kendyll Benson,  Director for Office of Information Technology

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Sanjeev "Sonny" Bhagowalia, Assistant Commissioner for Information and Technology

U.S. Defense Health Administration 

Pat Flanders, Chief Information Officer 

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Gary Washington, Chief Information Officer

Stephen Lowe, Chief Technology Officer

Ted Kaouk, Chief Data Officer

U.S. Department of Commerce

André Mendes, Chief Information Officer

Greg Capella, Acting Director for National Technical Information Service 

U.S. Department of Defense 

Dr. Lindsay Millard, Principal Director for Space, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

John Sherman, Acting Chief Information Officer

Paul Lopata, Principal Director, Quantum Science Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering

U.S. Department of Education

Jason Gray, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of Energy

Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer

Dr. Jennifer Gerbi, Acting Director & Deputy Director for Technology

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Perryn Ashmore, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Eric Hysen, Chief Information Officer

Lynn Parker Dupree, Chief Freedom of Information Officer

U.S. Department of Justice

Bobak Talebian, Director for Office of Information Policy

Melinda Rogers, Chief Information Officer

Ron Bewtra, Chief Technology Officer

U.S. Department of Labor

Gundeep Ahluwalia, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of State

Dr. Matthew Graviss, Chief Data Officer

Dominic Cussatt, Chief Information Officer for Bureau of Intelligence and Research / Director, Office of Technology and Innovation

Jeffrey D. Johnson, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Business Management and Planning

Keith A. Jones, Chief Information Officer

Stephen C. Anderson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information Policy

U.S. Department of Transportation

Jack Albright, Deputy Chief Information Officer

Robert Hampshire, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology 

U.S. Department of the Army

Raj G. Iyer, Army Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of the Interior

Andrew Havely, Chief Technology Officer

Thomas (Tod) Dabolt, Chief Data Officer and Geospatial Information Officer 

William Vajda, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of the Navy

Aaron Weis, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Justin Marsico, Chief Data Officer

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Vaughn Noga, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Lytwaive Hutchinson, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Federal Reserve

Katherine Tom, Chief Data Officer

Sharon L. Mowry, Director for Division of Information Technology

Stacey M. Tevlin, Director for Division of Research and Statistics

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

RADM Denise Hinton, Chief Scientist

U.S. House of Representatives

Alan Thompson, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Indian Health Service

Mitchell Thornbrugh, Director for Office of Information Technology

U.S. Internal Revenue Service 

Barry Johnson, Chief Research and Analytics Officer

Nancy Sieger, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Marine Corps

Brigadier General Joseph A. Matos, Director, Information, Command, Control, Communications and Computers (IC4) and the Deputy Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Guy Cavallo, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Pandemic Relief Accountability Committee

Brien Lorenze, Chief Data Officer

Harsha Vakkalanka, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Postal Service

Pritha Mehra, Chief Information Officer and Executive V.P.

Scott Bombaugh, Chief Technology Officer and Executive V.P.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

David Bottom, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Small Business Administration

Keith Bluestein, Chief Information Officer

U.S. Social Security Administration

Brad A. Flick, Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Jude R. Soundar, Executive Director, Office of Health Information Technology

Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Analytics, Review, and Oversight 

Sean P. Brune, Deputy Commissioner/Chief Information Officer