Andy Blumenthal is a dynamic, passionate, award-winning leader with over 35 years experience delivering results across the public and private sectors.Blumenthal is Deputy Program Director at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and previously, served as:- Deputy Chief Operating Officer (COO), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response- Chief Information Officer (CIO), U.S. Department of State, Global Information Services- Chief Technology Officer (CTO), U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives- Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Secret Service and Coast Guard.Blumenthal has been honored with Department of Commerce's Special Act Award, Department of State's Meritorious Award, Department of Homeland Security's Excellence Award, CIO Magazine's "Ones to Watch" Award, and Top 25 Information Managers, Top 70 Federal Tech Pros, & Top 100 Social CIOs. Blumenthal is a recognized expert in organizational transformation who shares his best practices as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University, in his former column in Public CIO Magazine, and at his popular blog. Blumenthal is known for spearheading best practices including: Leadership with Heart, The CIO Support Services Framework, & User-centric Enterprise Architecture. Blumenthal holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Pace University and BBA in Accounting, summa cum laude from Baruch College. He is professionally certified as a Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Information Security Manager (CISM), Enterprise Architect (EA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Federal Acquisition Certification-Program/Project Mgr (FAC-P/PM) Level 3 and Contracting Officer Representative (FAC-COR) Level 3, eGovernment Leader (eGov), IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and CompTIA A+.Follow: @andyblumenthal Blog: AndyBlumenthal.comBooks: https://amazon.com/author/andyblumenthalTimes of Israel: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/andy-blumenthal/