Prior to being named the Moore administration’s choice to be the next Secretary of the Maryland Department of Information Technology, Katie Savage was the leader of the Defense Digital Service of the Department of Defense, leading dozens of programmers, designers, engineers, and data scientists. Savage helped lead the DOD’s COVID-19 response, including the development of […]

Brian Mikkelsen is the Vice President and General Manager for the U.S. Public Sector at Datadog, a cloud-based monitoring and analytics platform for modern applications. With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Brian has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by government agencies in managing and securing their IT infrastructure. In […]

James Nyika has worked for over 22 years with sales, technology, and business leaders in the Public Sector, to adopt and grow the implementation of solutions targeted at the cloud and large platforms. He is a trained software engineer and business professional with strongly sought views on talent development, upskilling, and anticipating business impacts of […]

Anthony is the CISO and Chief Risk Officer at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Technology Services & Security. As the State’s lead IT agency, the executive team is responsible for planning, development, communications and implementation of the Commonwealth’s digital transformation, including enhancing data security, safeguarding privacy, and improving service delivery to the end […]

John Thomas Flynn is MeriTalk’s Senior Advisor for Government Programs. He was the first Chief Information Officer for both the State of California and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and was president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). He was also a White House appointee in the Reagan and G.H.W. Bush administrations.