Mohan joined the Indiana Department of Health in July 1998, where he has held several roles ranging from Senior Developer to IT Manager. He was named CIO in 2018 by Commissioner Kristina M. Box, MD, FACOG. As CIO, Mohan is responsible for the oversight and direction of the agency's IT Infrastructure and delivery of critical services to agency staff and the public. He helps research technology solutions and project implementations to support agency goals and new initiatives.
Mohan played a major role in the IT initiatives during COVID-19 Pandemic. His major achievements include implementation of the contract tracing, internal call center, 12 operational portal applications for business needs, infrastructure upgrades, vaccination certification and testing certification portals.
Mohan received his degree in Electronic and Communications Engineering in 1991 from CBIT, Osmania University in India. He is a member of the CISO & CIO Indiana Community and ASTHO Informatics Champion for the year 2022. He recently received award from IBJ and Tech Point as Tech Executive of the Year 2022 (Top Honoree) for Not-for-Profit/Government.. He was university champion in long distance running back in India and he continues that passion today. He has completed the Great Wall of China and the Antarctica Half Marathons as part of his quest to complete half marathons on all seven continents.

Anushree (Anu) M Bag is the new Chief Information Officer at the Department of Child Services at the State of Indiana. In that role, she will be responsible for overseeing the technological infrastructure and modernization of two major Indiana DCS systems that enable services provided by the central office and 96 offices across the State of Indiana
Immediately prior to that, Anu served as an Executive Director at the Indiana Office of Technology. State of Indiana. In that capacity she managed IT Governance, Risk, Compliance, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery. Anu has over 20 years industry experience with leading and managing large and complex IT transformational initiatives across multiple industries, such as energy, e-commerce, healthcare, insurance, education, non-profit, and government. An electrical engineer by education, she holds certifications in Risk Management, Lean, Six Sigma, and Project Management. Anu is an expert in technology and associated operating model transformation, enterprise risk management, business process management, analytics, large program management, IT governance, and compliance.
Anu is passionate about women’s empowerment issues, especially the equitable participation and advancement of capable women in technology. In March 2020 she founded the Government Women in Technology (GWIT) group at the State of Indiana and served as the First Chairperson of the GWIT Board of Directors for the first two years.
During her time at IOT, Anu has won several awards- Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers 2022, by Government Technology, Woman of Influence 2021, by the Indianapolis Business Journal, Mira Award for Community Impact 2021, by TechPoint.org, and Top 50 award, State Leadership 2020, by StateScoop.

Megan Compton serves as the Geographic Information Officer for Indiana, appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb in April 2018. In this role, she oversees the State’s spatial data and technology portfolio and supports teams to build efficient, innovative solutions that benefit our communities and the state. After earning her MPA from Indiana University in 2008, Compton has supported GIS and public safety graduate and undergraduate course as an adjunct professor. She lives in the Indianapolis area with her husband and two young daughters, with whom she enjoys life and outdoor adventures. She also loves on and off-road cycling, obstacle races and traveling.

Matt Federoff served as the Chief Information Officer for the Vail School District in Vail, Arizona for 22 years. He helped open 18 new schools, and was first in his state to provide comprehensive wifi, 1-1 student laptops, and all digital content for instruction. Before Vail, Matt taught high school science for eight years, where he was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 1997. Matt was the 2005 Arizona Technology Director of the Year, a 2007 National School Board Association "20 to Watch”, a 2010 Tech & Learning “100 Future Technology Leaders to Watch”, 2013 Center for Digital Education “40 Top Innovators”, and in 2015 received ISTE’s “Making IT Happen” award. Matt served on Intel’s Education Board of Advisors from 2015-16. From 2018-19 Matt assisted the Tucson Police Department in digitizing their police academy curriculum, earning an “Award of Merit” in 2019. Retired in 2021 after 30 years in public education, Matt lives with his wife and children in the wilds of the Empire Mountains south of Vail.

Tommy Gardner is HP’s Chief Technology Officer for HP Federal, spanning the US Federal Agencies, Higher Education, K-12 Education, State and Local government customer segments, as well as Federal Systems Integrators. His current responsibilities include technology leadership, strategic technology plans, product and technology strategies, sales force technical support, and customer and partner relationships.
Previously, Tommy has served as the Chief Technology Officer for Jacobs Engineering, Scitor, and ManTech. Earlier in his career he was a senior technical executive at Raytheon. In the U.S. Navy he served as the Deputy for Science and Technology for the Chief of Naval Research. He oversaw the Navy’s Deep Submergence Program as well as its Advanced Technology Program. He also commanded the nuclear submarine, USS San Juan (SSN 751).
Tommy’s educational background covers multiple disciplines and fields of interest including: cybersecurity, data science, blockchain, quantum information science, artificial intelligence, high performance computing and systems integration.
Tommy holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, an M.S. in Management of Technology from MIT and a Ph. D. in Energy Economics from George Washington University. He is a Professional Engineer, an ASME Fellow, and serves on the ASME Board of Governors, the ANSI Board of Directors and the U. S. Council on Competitiveness as the Co-chair of the Advanced Computer Roundtable.

Jason Graves is a dedicated education leader engaging both students and businesses to build lasting community partnerships, develop cutting edge training and meeting the local economic needs. In DWD, Jason is the Senior Director of OWBLA to build and secure apprenticeships and internships opportunities for students who either don't want to go into college after high school, or students who want college credit while in high school.

Brian Hagan currently works in the public sector promoting Cloudera as an integral component of overall data management and strategy, including the processes of data engineering and data analytics. With 20 years of experience in the software industry, Brian collaborates with his customers, defining software architectures to achieve measurable outcomes using Cloudera. His current customers include those in healthcare, education, transportation, and law enforcement.

Chris Henderson is a career public servant and technologist. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Indiana University and a master’s degree in information and communication sciences from Ball State University. Chris began his service with the State of Indiana with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in 2003 supporting Indiana State Parks and has both contributed to and led teams for the Department of Education (DOE), Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA), and the Office of Technology (IOT). His most recent appointment is to the role of CIO for the Department of Workforce Development which began in September of 2022. Chris is respected for his approach to enterprise architecture and helping to facilitate mission outcome focused technology strategy. He volunteers and contributes to technology education and gifted education through his support of the Center for Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State University; the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities; and Rooted School Indy.

Through his role as General Manager for NIC Indiana, a Tyler Technologies company, Andrew has helped to shape eGovernment within Indiana for more than 15 years. In addition to overseeing NIC Indiana’s partnership with the Indiana Office of Technology, Andrew is responsible for a team of over 40 Hoosiers who are focused on delivering technology solutions for Indiana’s state and local government. These solutions include numerous enterprise implementations for website design and development, single sign-on through Access Indiana, online form creation and management through AccessGov, payment processing, and a myriad of other services provided through NIC Indiana’s partnership with the state of Indiana.

As a member of Deloitte's Government and Public Services practice, Kate collaborates with state government clients to design and implement digital solutions that transform the way agencies serve customers and realize business results. She has worked with clients to understand resident needs, identify opportunities to better meet those needs, and implement humancentric products, services, and experiences. She brings commercial best practices in marketing and customer data management to her public sector work, drawing on her experience working at Walmart.com and serving retail clients at Deloitte. A native of Southern California, Kate holds a BA from Princeton University, an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and a Master of Engineering Management from Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering. She sits on the board of The Fishing School, a non-profit organization closing the racial academic achievement gap in D.C.’s schools by providing free afterschool STEAM programming.

Kenny Holmes became the leader of go-to-market strategy for Public Sector at Fortinet in March 2019. He was selected due to extensive industry experience, expertise in a wide range of technologies, and his proven sales execution and analytics background. An advocate and speaker for the Public Sector, he has been in Information Technology for more than twenty years and held more than ten technology certifications and positions spanning from Engineering to Sales Executive. He is an expert in cybersecurity with a background in cryptography. He has worked in the Federal Government, State Governments, Research Institutions, and Universities on some of the largest security projects in the world. Kenny currently resides in the Chicagoland area with his amazing wife and ten-year old daughter. He spends as much time as possible with them including taking them along whenever possible on his business travels.

Mark Joseph was named INDOT’s first Director of Data Governance in May of 2022. He has been involved in leading INDOT’s data governance efforts since 2019. Mark began his career at INDOT in 2011 as Controller. He has held several positions at INDOT including Director of Innovation and Enhancement, Director of Operations Processes and System Management and Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics. Prior to joining INDOT, Mark’s private sector career spanned the industries of commercial real-estate development, airline, leisure travel and financial controls consulting.

A Purdue grad with a BS in Agricultural Education, Kent got his start in technology writing FORTRAN code on a Unisys mainframe for United Airlines. Following 9/11 Kent was a Programmer/Analyst and then Systems Administrator for Tippecanoe County Government. In 2018 he became Chief Information Officer and successfully kept the county running through COVID. He is currently a contributing member of Indiana Executive Council on Cybersecurity and a member of GMIS Indiana.

Emily Larimer is the Director of Enterprise Resiliency Services for the Indiana Office of Technology, providing business continuity, disaster recovery, and general resiliency services for executive branch state agencies. She is an Indiana native who has worked for the State of Indiana since 2008, serving in executive leadership roles at several agencies. Her primary focus has been to develop secure and resilient organizational IT systems and processes in each position. She holds a B.S. from Purdue University and a M.A. in O.L. from Indiana Wesleyan University, along with several professional certifications.

Graig Lubsen has been the director of communications and external affairs for the Indiana Office of Technology since 2013, where he oversees the creative direction of the IN.gov website, Access Indiana, the state's single sign-on program, external relations and legislative affairs. During his tenure, IN.gov has been recognized as a leader in digital government, earning top 5 distinctions from the Center for Digital Government six times for either Best State Website or Overall Digital Experience. Graig earned Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Purdue University.

Dr. Marchant-Short is Thentia’s Managing Director, Health Care Regulation. In her role at Thentia, Dr. Marchant-Short works with all teams across the organization, to provide expert advice to staff and to provide assistance to clients related to health care regulation and regulatory issues in the context of software configuration and product design. Dr. Marchant-Short’s career in health care and healthcare regulation is vast, featuring work in four provinces, and one U.S. state, and, most recently, at the College Of Registered Nurses Of Prince Edward Island (CRNPEI), where she served as Chief Executive Officer and Registrar. In addition to bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing science, she has a PhD in Medicine. In her time at CRNPEI, Dr. Marchant-Short oversaw a sweeping digital transformation initiative that radically improved the regulator’s capacity to process and manage licenses and license renewals in a timely, efficient manner by adopting digital tools.

Josh Martin is the Chief Data Officer for the State of Indiana and Director of the Indiana Management Performance Hub, where he leads a dedicated team of problem solvers that provide analytics solutions tailored to address complex management and policy questions enabling improved outcomes for the citizens of Indiana. Josh is a graduate of Purdue University, receiving a B.A. in Political Science and Law and Society, and received his Master of Public Affairs from the Indiana University Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He also has significant experience in international affairs and public safety.

Lindsey joined the State of Indiana in February 2022 as the Director of Talent Acquisition. She has been in the Talent Acquisition world since 2010 after leaving retail at Verizon to become a Technical Recruiter for Randstad Technologies. From there, Lindsey went on to Theoris as their Recruiting Manager, then Sondhi Solutions as their Director of Staffing to build a staffing department from the ground up.
Lindsey is thrilled to be with the State of Indiana and work with an excellent TA team, that is striving to meet some challenging goals centered around staffing the state. Lindsey is a graduate of Indiana University, majoring in Criminal Justice. She currently lives in New Palestine with her husband and 3 sons, ages 17, 14, and 1. When she’s not busy with work, you can find her watching her high school sons play football or chasing around her 1-year-old.

Josh is a passionate technologist with over 15 years of IT leadership experience. He has spent time in roles across customer, OEM, and partner organizations. At AHEAD, Josh is responsible for educating customers on emerging technologies, and designing innovative go-to-market solutions that empower their teams to meet business and digital transformation goals.

Denise Linn Riedl is the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of South Bend, Indiana and head of the City's Department of Innovation & Technology. Before joining the City of South Bend in 2019, Riedl was the Ecosystem Development Manager for the Chicago-based City Tech Collaborative (formerly known as the Smart Chicago Collaborative) where she led the Connect Chicago Fund, the Chicago School of Data, and the Array of Things Civic Engagement Project. Riedl formerly worked in the Spectrum Auctions Division of the Federal Communications Commission. Writings include Inclusion of Underserved Residents in City Technology Planning (2018), The Next Generation Network Connectivity Handbook (2016), The Chicago School of Data (2018), and Toward Inclusive Urban Technology (2020). Riedl is a board member of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. Riedl received her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her M.P.P from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Jon Rogers is the Director of Strategic Workforce Planning for the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) – the state’s enterprise provider of IT services and resources. Jon has served in a number of roles at the local, state, and Federal levels, including over ten years split between the United States Senate and Central Intelligence Agency. In his current role, he has the privilege of augmenting IOT’s organization through his passion for hiring, recruiting, and developing public-service talent. Of note, he launched the first agency-based State Earn and Learn (SEAL) IT program in coordination with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. To date, SEAL IT has hired over 40 individuals into potential IT career opportunities, and eight individuals have graduated into staff roles with the State. Jon enjoys finding solutions through coaching and mentoring, and he was twice nominated for the Director/Central Intelligence Agency Mentor of the Year award.

Rick Stephens has supported AT&T clients across state, local, education, manufacturing, airline & healthcare organizations for 20 years.
Serving as the Principal Architect for the State of Indiana's public sector clients, he shares that it has been a joy to be dedicated to the government & education space for the last 12, finding it remarkable to impact communities while simultaneously calling this his profession.
Rick passionately engages & engulfs himself in supporting his clients with emerging, disruptive, and innovative technology solutions using creativity, ingenuity, and proactive foresight with his customers.

Mike White serves as the Indiana Office of Technology’s (IOT) Deputy Chief Technology Officer responsible for the management of the IN.gov and payment processing programs. He oversees the operations of the state’s web portal as well as over two billion dollars a year in payment processing transactions.
Mike has served the state since 1994 and retired from the Indiana State Police (ISP) after twenty-five years and eleven days before joining the Indiana Office of Technology. During his time with ISP, he served in various command capacities related to technology management. During his last seven years he was the Assistant Chief of Staff for Communication and Information Systems as well as serving as the agency’s Chief Information Officer.
Mike earned an undergrad from Indiana University and an MBA in IT management from WGU-Indiana. He is a graduate of the 51st Class of the Indiana State Police Academy and the 248th Session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico VA.
Mike enjoys his spare time participating in various hobbies along with family and friends.

Mike Witzman is an experienced sales executive focused on state and local governments, colleges and universities, and K-12 schools in 26 states. He has over 20 years of experience advising IT executives on technology transitions, evolving team capabilities to meet ever-changing demands, and leading cross-functional teams to grow Cisco’s business. Mike is passionate about the power of the network, security, data/analytics, agile IT, and emerging technologies.

Joe Zilka has been supporting data and analytics strategies for state and local government organizations, as well as higher education since 2000. He has helped organizations innovate and evolve by transforming data into useful information and actionable insights. Current activities include building the Data Cloud as a Senior Engineer with Snowflake.