Learn more about the 2021 Federal 100
Read all the profiles of this year's winners.
The power of the individual informs FCW's coverage each and every day, but with the Federal 100, we take time to really spotlight and celebrate it. The women and men listed here are proof positive of what one person can make possible in federal IT; click on any name below to learn more about that winner's accomplishments.
Note: Winners’ affiliations in this list reflect where the accomplishments being recognized took place. Several individuals have since changed jobs; those moves are noted in their individual profiles.
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Craig Abod
President
Carahsoft Technology Corp. Eric Adolphe CEO
Forward Edge-AI Kevin Allen Program Manager, Enterprise Systems and Services (PMW 250)
U.S. Navy Taka Ariga Chief Data Scientist and Innovation Lab Director
Government Accountability Office Katie Arrington Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisition and Sustainment
Department of Defense
Carahsoft Technology Corp. Eric Adolphe CEO
Forward Edge-AI Kevin Allen Program Manager, Enterprise Systems and Services (PMW 250)
U.S. Navy Taka Ariga Chief Data Scientist and Innovation Lab Director
Government Accountability Office Katie Arrington Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisition and Sustainment
Department of Defense
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Beth Cappello
Deputy CIO
Department of Homeland Security Nicole Carey Vice President, Strategic Communications and Integrated Marketing
Dynamic Integrated Services Sandy Carter Vice President, Global Public Sector Partners and Programs
Amazon Web Services Nicolas Chaillan Chief Software Officer
Department of the Air Force Mignon Clyburn Principal
MLC Strategies Darlene Coen Director of Strategy and Acquisition
NASA Miranda A. Coleman Product Lead, Army Vantage, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems
Army PEO EIS Suzi Connor Chief Information Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shila Cooch Director of Federal IT Policy
Office of Management and Budget Matthew T. Cornelius Executive Director
Alliance for Digital Innovation Maj. Ryan Costantino Data Innovation Chief, Enterprise Intelligence and Data Solution program, Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Department of Defense Dr. Pamela Crawford Senior Advisor
Social Security Advisory Board Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations
U.S. Space Force Portia Crowe Chief Data Officer, Network Cross-Functional Team
Army Futures Command Emery Csulak Principal Deputy CIO
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security Nicole Carey Vice President, Strategic Communications and Integrated Marketing
Dynamic Integrated Services Sandy Carter Vice President, Global Public Sector Partners and Programs
Amazon Web Services Nicolas Chaillan Chief Software Officer
Department of the Air Force Mignon Clyburn Principal
MLC Strategies Darlene Coen Director of Strategy and Acquisition
NASA Miranda A. Coleman Product Lead, Army Vantage, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems
Army PEO EIS Suzi Connor Chief Information Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shila Cooch Director of Federal IT Policy
Office of Management and Budget Matthew T. Cornelius Executive Director
Alliance for Digital Innovation Maj. Ryan Costantino Data Innovation Chief, Enterprise Intelligence and Data Solution program, Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Department of Defense Dr. Pamela Crawford Senior Advisor
Social Security Advisory Board Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations
U.S. Space Force Portia Crowe Chief Data Officer, Network Cross-Functional Team
Army Futures Command Emery Csulak Principal Deputy CIO
Department of Energy
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Irving Dennis
Chief Financial Officer
Department of Housing and Urban Development Ed DeSeve Coordinator, Agile Government Center
National Academy of Public Administration Anil Dewan Digital Service Expert and Product Manager, Defense Digital Service
Department of Defense Frank Dimina Vice President, Americas & Public Sector
Splunk Brian Drake Director of Artificial Intelligence, Future Capabilities and Innovation Office
Defense Intelligence Agency Siobhan Dullea Chief Executive Officer
MassChallenge
Department of Housing and Urban Development Ed DeSeve Coordinator, Agile Government Center
National Academy of Public Administration Anil Dewan Digital Service Expert and Product Manager, Defense Digital Service
Department of Defense Frank Dimina Vice President, Americas & Public Sector
Splunk Brian Drake Director of Artificial Intelligence, Future Capabilities and Innovation Office
Defense Intelligence Agency Siobhan Dullea Chief Executive Officer
MassChallenge
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Rebecca Gevalt
Managing Director
Dcode Joe Gioeli Chief Information Officer and Assistant Commissioner for Information & Security Services, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Department of Treasury Venice Goodwine Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Agriculture Zach Graves Head of Policy
Lincoln Network Roger Greenwell CIO & Risk Management Executive
Defense Information Systems Agency James Gregory Director, Robotic Process Automation Program
General Services Administration
Dcode Joe Gioeli Chief Information Officer and Assistant Commissioner for Information & Security Services, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Department of Treasury Venice Goodwine Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Agriculture Zach Graves Head of Policy
Lincoln Network Roger Greenwell CIO & Risk Management Executive
Defense Information Systems Agency James Gregory Director, Robotic Process Automation Program
General Services Administration
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Todd Hager
Vice President
Macro Solutions Lt.Gen. Tim Haugh Commander, 16th Air Force
U.S. Air Force Shawn Henry President, Services Division, and Chief Security Officer
CrowdStrike Derek Herbert Deputy Director, Office of Transition and Economic Development
Department of Veterans Affairs Steven Hernandez Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Education Casey Hurt Technical Director, Cloud Computing Program Office, Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense Matt Huston Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Platform One
Department of the Air Force
Macro Solutions Lt.Gen. Tim Haugh Commander, 16th Air Force
U.S. Air Force Shawn Henry President, Services Division, and Chief Security Officer
CrowdStrike Derek Herbert Deputy Director, Office of Transition and Economic Development
Department of Veterans Affairs Steven Hernandez Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Education Casey Hurt Technical Director, Cloud Computing Program Office, Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense Matt Huston Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Platform One
Department of the Air Force
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Nathan Jones
Vice President, Federal
Red Hat Wanda Jones-Heath Principal Cyber Advisor and Chief Information Security Officer
Department of the Air Force Dr. Meredith Josephs Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office
Department of Veterans Affairs Brandon Jubar Branch Chief, Quality Management, and Section 508 Program Manager
Department of Labor
Red Hat Wanda Jones-Heath Principal Cyber Advisor and Chief Information Security Officer
Department of the Air Force Dr. Meredith Josephs Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office
Department of Veterans Affairs Brandon Jubar Branch Chief, Quality Management, and Section 508 Program Manager
Department of Labor
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Tina Kang
Senior Director, Federal Civil
Brillient Corporation Nazzic Keene Chief Executive Officer
SAIC Kamran Khaliq Senior Cyber Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services Donna Klecka Vice President & General Manager, IS&T Division
ASRC Federal Frank Konieczny Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Air Force Clair Koroma Bureaucracy Hacker, Defense Digital Service
Department of Defense Christopher Krebs Former Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Department of Homeland Security Rick Kryger Deputy Chief Information Officer
Department of Labor
Brillient Corporation Nazzic Keene Chief Executive Officer
SAIC Kamran Khaliq Senior Cyber Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services Donna Klecka Vice President & General Manager, IS&T Division
ASRC Federal Frank Konieczny Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Air Force Clair Koroma Bureaucracy Hacker, Defense Digital Service
Department of Defense Christopher Krebs Former Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Department of Homeland Security Rick Kryger Deputy Chief Information Officer
Department of Labor
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Eric Markow
Director, Web Applications PMO
Internal Revenue Service Brad Medairy Executive Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton Travis Methvin Project Manager, Naval Commercial Cloud Services (NCCS)
Naval Commercial Cloud Services, PMW 270 Col. Robert Mikesh Information Technology Lead, Operation Warp Speed
Department of Defense Christina Monaco Former Chief Ventures Officer
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Internal Revenue Service Brad Medairy Executive Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton Travis Methvin Project Manager, Naval Commercial Cloud Services (NCCS)
Naval Commercial Cloud Services, PMW 270 Col. Robert Mikesh Information Technology Lead, Operation Warp Speed
Department of Defense Christina Monaco Former Chief Ventures Officer
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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Mark F. Newsome
Partner, U.S. Federal Healthcare
IBM Global Business Services Laurence (Larry) Nichols III Digital Forensics Investigator/Cyber Security Engineer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Andrea Norris Director, Center for Information Technology, and Chief Information Officer
National Institutes of Health
IBM Global Business Services Laurence (Larry) Nichols III Digital Forensics Investigator/Cyber Security Engineer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Andrea Norris Director, Center for Information Technology, and Chief Information Officer
National Institutes of Health
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Col. Marc Packler
Commander, Cyberspace Capabilities Center
U.S. Air Force Victoria Yan Pillitteri Computer Scientist, FISMA Project Leader
National Institute of Standards and Technology Laura Prietula Deputy Director, Veterans Experience Office, Multi-Channel Technologies Directorate
Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Air Force Victoria Yan Pillitteri Computer Scientist, FISMA Project Leader
National Institute of Standards and Technology Laura Prietula Deputy Director, Veterans Experience Office, Multi-Channel Technologies Directorate
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Geo Saba
Chief of Staff
Congressman Ro Khanna Mark Santaw Chief Information Officer/G-6, Criminal Investigation Command
U.S. Army Gissa Sateri Director
REI Systems, Inc. James Saunders Chief Information Security Officer
Small Business Administration Andrew Schnabel Vice President
Zscaler Cristy Scott Contracts Director
Department of Health and Human Services Sonal Shah Executive Director
Georgetown Beeck Center Robert Shea National Managing Principal, Public Policy
Grant Thornton Nancy Sieger Chief Information Officer
Internal Revenue Service Harrison Smith Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Internal Revenue Service Nicholas Speece Chief Federal Technologist
Snowflake David Spirk Department of Defense, Chief Data Officer
Department of Defense Rob Stein Senior Vice President, North America Public Sector
Salesforce
Congressman Ro Khanna Mark Santaw Chief Information Officer/G-6, Criminal Investigation Command
U.S. Army Gissa Sateri Director
REI Systems, Inc. James Saunders Chief Information Security Officer
Small Business Administration Andrew Schnabel Vice President
Zscaler Cristy Scott Contracts Director
Department of Health and Human Services Sonal Shah Executive Director
Georgetown Beeck Center Robert Shea National Managing Principal, Public Policy
Grant Thornton Nancy Sieger Chief Information Officer
Internal Revenue Service Harrison Smith Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Internal Revenue Service Nicholas Speece Chief Federal Technologist
Snowflake David Spirk Department of Defense, Chief Data Officer
Department of Defense Rob Stein Senior Vice President, North America Public Sector
Salesforce
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Elham Tabassi
Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology Theresa Terry Deputy Division Chief, Secretariat Support Division
U.S. Air Force Michael Thieme Assistant Director for Decennial Census Programs, Systems and Contracts at the United States Census Bureau
Census Bureau Kiersten Todt Managing Director
Cyber Readiness Institute Nick Totten Associate Chief Information Officer
Department of Treasury Zachary Trojak Area Vice President
Medallia
National Institute of Standards and Technology Theresa Terry Deputy Division Chief, Secretariat Support Division
U.S. Air Force Michael Thieme Assistant Director for Decennial Census Programs, Systems and Contracts at the United States Census Bureau
Census Bureau Kiersten Todt Managing Director
Cyber Readiness Institute Nick Totten Associate Chief Information Officer
Department of Treasury Zachary Trojak Area Vice President
Medallia
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Rick Wagner
President
Microsoft Federal Trevor Wagner Testing & Sharing Lead, Procurement Innovation Lab
Department of Homeland Security Steve Wallace Emerging Technology Director
Defense Information Systems Agency Lt. Gen. Chris Weggeman Deputy Commander Air Combat Command (Lead Command for Cyber)
U.S. Air Force Lloyd (Colt) Whittal Chief Experience Officer
Department of the Air Force Sharon Woods Executive Director, Cloud Computing Program Office
Department of Defense
Microsoft Federal Trevor Wagner Testing & Sharing Lead, Procurement Innovation Lab
Department of Homeland Security Steve Wallace Emerging Technology Director
Defense Information Systems Agency Lt. Gen. Chris Weggeman Deputy Commander Air Combat Command (Lead Command for Cyber)
U.S. Air Force Lloyd (Colt) Whittal Chief Experience Officer
Department of the Air Force Sharon Woods Executive Director, Cloud Computing Program Office
Department of Defense
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