Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: GM Defense’s Steve duMont
Steve duMont President, GM Defense “We’re going into the new year with considerable unrest around the world,” said Steve duMont. “With an election cycle upon us with unknown outcomes here in the U.S., combined with more Continuing Resolutions and a political environment that has seen its share of internal conflict in recent months, the private
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Nokia’s Mike Loomis
Mike Loomis General Manager of Federal Division, Nokia Mike Loomis is proud of the work his team is doing to help meet mission success for the public sector, especially for the defense community. 5G could significantly improve public sector communications, which largely relies on proprietary, expensive communications systems designed for voice. When drawing a parallel
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Exiger Government Solutions’ Tony D’Angelo
Tony D’Angelo Senior Vice President of Global Government, Exiger Government Solutions Tony D’Angelo observed that the pandemic disrupted our lives in unprecedented ways, leading to store shortages and affecting essential supplies. This disruption had a global impact, causing significant supply chain issues across industries. The public sector, including defense programs such as aircraft and weapon
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Iron Bow Technologies’ Sean Robertson
Sean Robertson Chief Growth Officer, Iron Bow Technologies Federal agencies as well as state and local governments are on a journey toward aligning their network consumption models and outcomes with the seamless experiences delivered by as-a-service offerings. Unfortunately, not all public sector customers are prepared to embrace new capabilities and not all networking vendors can
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Core4ce’s Jack Wilmer
Jack Wilmer CEO, Core4ce According to Jack Wilmer, one of the major challenges the public sector will face in 2024 is protecting sensitive government information on contractor networks from adversaries. The federal government has done a good job of shoring up its defenses over the past decade, and malicious cyber actors are increasingly shifting the
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: BlackSky’s Matt Apostolou
Matt Apostolou Vice President of Business Development – US Government, BlackSky A top challenge for the space-based intelligence sector is integrating commercial solutions seamlessly and efficiently into government systems, programs and platforms. Overcoming those obstacles to integration, whether they’re policy-related, technical centered or contractual, is essential to realize the potential of commercial offerings in operational
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: TransUnion’s Kevin Kottman
Kevin Kottman Senior Vice President of U.S. Public Sector, TransUnion Kevin Kottman noted that research from TransUnion highlighted that most Americans planning to apply for government programs soon prefer online applications. However, TransUnion’s findings also show that online applications face more delays and rejections compared to other submission methods. Knowing that, improving online customer experiences
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Zscaler’s Drew Schnabel
Drew Schnabel General Manager of US Government Solutions, Zscaler Drew Schnabel cites a top public sector challenge for 2024 as monitoring the continually evolving threat landscape, and adding even more security to the cloud-based systems that will support the 2024 elections. Shifting security to the cloud is another top challenge, he said. Some agencies are
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Palo Alto Networks’ Eric Trexler
Eric Trexler Senior Vice President of US Public Sector, Palo Alto Networks Eric Trexler predicts one of the public sector’s top challenges in 2024 will be recognizing that cybersecurity is national security. The cybersecurity battle is actively playing out in schools, towns, cities, states and at the national level every day. To counter this, the
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: NetApp’s Michelle Rudnicki
Michelle Rudnicki President of NetApp US Public Sector, Inc. According to Michelle Rudnicki, 2024 will bring many of the same challenges from 2023, with AI, cybersecurity, skills and data topping the list. The heightened awareness in, and availability of, generative AI presents an opportunity and a challenge as lawmakers and IT organizations drive toward responsible
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Google Public Sector’s Teddra Burgess
Teddra Burgess Managing Director of Civilian Sales, Google Public Sector AI offers immense potential for improving service delivery, automating tasks, and making data-driven decisions. By embracing responsible AI practices, Teddra Burgess believes the public sector can unlock that potential while ensuring its use is ethical, secure and beneficial to all citizens. “When Teddra joined Google
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Accenture Federal Services’ Brian Hobbs
Brian Hobbs Managing Director & Federal Business Development Lead, Accenture Federal Services Brian Hobbs became Accenture Federal Services’ business development lead on Dec. 1, and is thrilled to assume this role after serving as business development lead for the company’s National Security Portfolio. “I see myself as a coach and I recognize growth in the
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Oracle’s Jennifer Beatley
Jennifer Beatley Vice President of Intelligence & Homeland Security, Oracle Technology has played a key role in the transformation of the public sector, according to Jennifer Beatley. However, there are some areas the sector has not fully explored, leaving room for potential challenges for the year ahead. One challenge within the public sector is to
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Socure’s Jordan Burris
Jordan Burris Vice President of Public Sector Strategy, Socure According to Jordan Burris, the top public sector challenges for 2024 are two sides of the same coin and must be dealt with simultaneously. “There are many challenges today that leave it difficult for many demographics to assert their identity online and engage in an increasingly
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Mattermost’s Barry Duplantis
Barry Duplantis Vice President & General Manager of North America Public Sector, Mattermost Barry Duplantis suggests the top three challenges for public sector in 2024 are: Adopting a zero trust mentality: Though many agencies are making progress with their zero trust plans, integrating zero trust best practices into existing workflows continues to be a
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Rancher Government Solutions’ Paul Smith
Paul Smith CEO, Rancher Government Solutions This year was a year like no other in the public sector space, said Paul Smith. Customers have indicated budgets are a challenge, and the budgeting process is made harder when appropriations aren’t done in a timely manner. Artificial intelligence also presents both a challenge and an opportunity as
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: CyberArk’s Troy Grubbs
Troy Grubbs Area Director of Federal Sales, CyberArk As Troy Grubbs considers what public sector challenges to expect in 2024, he thinks there will be a continued focus on the adoption and enforcement of cybersecurity mandates. This includes additional protections to mitigate and reduce cyberattacks’ impact on mission-critical systems. The vast majority of malicious cyber
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Experian’s Tara Romeo
Tara Romeo Vice President of Public Sector, Experian The Experian Public Sector team uses Experian data assets and company expertise in data management, modeling and AI/MI for unique government specific use cases. Accurate, timely and robust data assets are at the core of Experian’s appeal to government agencies. Tara Romeo and her team deliver actionable
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: ServiceNow’s Raj Iyer
Raj Iyer Head of Global Public Sector, ServiceNow As the nation emerged from the pandemic, the digital divide between how citizens are serviced by government and as consumers only increased, said Raj Iyer. Today, governments struggle to keep up with citizen expectations for more digital services. Too many services are still manual and require citizens
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Cloudera Government Solutions’ Rob Carey
Rob Carey President, Cloudera Government Solutions Inc. While there are many challenges the public sector faces today, capitalizing on the “hype” associated with artificial intelligence seems to top the list, said Rob Carey. AI is a game-changing technology that can affect a litany of business and mission processes, ranging from cybersecurity to fraud detection, to
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Genesys’ Steve Nguyen
Steve Nguyen Senior Vice President & General Manager, Public Sector, Genesys The U.S. government daily interacts with millions, delivering essential services that significantly impact people’s lives. From claiming benefits to renewing driver’s licenses, each interaction across federal, state and education levels offers an opportunity to build trust with Americans. However, many of these interactions currently
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Palantir Technologies’ Wendy R. Anderson
Wendy R. Anderson Senior Vice President of Federal & National Security, Palantir Technologies Wendy R. Anderson predicts that in 2024, a major challenge for the public sector will be adopting and regulating artificial intelligence responsibly, especially in critical areas like defense, healthcare and finance. It’s crucial for government agencies to balance AI’s rapid advancement with
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Alteryx Public Sector’s Steve Harris
Steve Harris President & General Manager, Alteryx Public Sector LLC All public sector organizations face an immediate and increasing need to create value from their data. To do this, Steve Harris said, data must be freed from various silos, such as multiple cloud environments, numerous SaaS platforms, different databases, data lakes, warehouses, flat files and
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Primer AI’s Mark Brunner
Mark Brunner President of Public Sector, Primer AI In 2024, public sector entities will face the challenge of the government’s slow technology adoption rate, Mark Brunner said. To stay competitive, agencies must accelerate their pace to match technological advancements rather than moving at the traditional speed of bureaucratic processes. Failing to do so risks the
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