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.

Rick Rosenburg is Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector at Rackspace. Rosenburg holds 35 years of leadership experience across companies that have supported the federal government’s technology needs.

Congressman Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly is serving his sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 11th District, which includes Fairfax County, Prince William County, and the City of Fairfax in Northern Virginia. Prior to his election to Congress, he served 14 years on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, including five years […]

With more years working in the Security, Risk, Privacy and Resiliency professions than she cares to say, Helen Patton advocates using information risk, security and privacy to enable the mission of organizations and to support society at large. Helen is an Advisory CISO at Duo Security (now CISCO), where she shares security strategies with the […]

Rick Kryger is a leader and manager with over 20 years of experience in information technology systems development, maintenance, and operations for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Currently, he serves as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for Operations in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).

Maryland Department of Information Technology Secretary, Michael Leahy, is one of the leading voices for innovation and cybersecurity throughout the Country. Secretary Leahy is a strategic thinker with significant experience as a senior executive, attorney, regulator, and policy maker and a track record of implementing practical solutions to complex financial, operational and regulatory questions for […]