Bob is the Chief Information Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Appointed by Governor Glen Youngkin in 2022, Bob leads information technology for Virginia and serves as the agency head for the Virginia IT agency. He brings vast experience in public and private sector technology to the role, having most recently led information technology, process improvement, and strategic innovation as the Chief of Technology and Business Strategy at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Prior to his role as Chief, he served as the division administrator of VDOT’s information technology division.Before joining VDOT, Bob was an executive partner with IBM where he led national practices responsible for application development, organizational change management and human capital management. Bob has supported strategic planning, business transformation and global process improvement for several Fortune 500 organizations and federal cabinet-level agencies.Bob earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Virginia Tech and is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Bob is a graduate of the Virginia Executive Institute and has taught at the George Washington School of Business. In 2023, Bob was recognized by StateScoop as a State Executive of the Year. Bob serves on the Advisory Board for the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech and Co-Chairs the 911 Board for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He volunteers as the Deputy Chief of Operations of the Forest View Rescue Squad and frequently runs calls as a volunteer EMT.Specialties: information technology, application development, application management, learning management systems, enterprise resource planning, software deployment, training development/delivery, instructional design, project/program management, organizational change management, social learning, and systems integration.Please note: I don't respond to LinkedIn solicitations. Thank you.
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