State of Ohio

Mary Kelly is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and spent over 20 years on active duty in intelligence and logistics. She retired from the Navy as a commander. She has masters’ degrees in history and economics, and a PhD in economics.
With over 20 years combined teaching experience at both the Naval Academy and at Hawaii Pacific University, she taught economics, finance, history and management. She has extensive experience in business coaching, management, economics, finance, banking, insurance, real estate, government, organizational leadership, communication, business growth, teamwork, strategic planning, human resources, customer service, time management, and project development.

Teri Takai is the Co-Director of the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. She worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years in global application development and information technology strategic planning. From Ford, she moved to EDS in support of General Motors. A long-time interest in public service led her to the government sector, first as CIO of the State of Michigan, then as CIO of the State of California, and subsequently the CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense, the first woman appointed to this role. She then served as the CIO for Meridian Health Plan. She is a member of several industry advisory boards. Teri has won numerous awards including Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year, CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame, Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, the Women in Defense Excellence in Leadership Award, and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

Phil Bertolini is the Co-Director of the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. Previously, he served as deputy county executive and CIO for Oakland County, Michigan. During his 31-year tenure, Phil built a world-class IT organization in the second-largest county in Michigan, just north of Detroit. As Oakland County CIO, he oversaw more than 150 employees serving over 1.2 million residents. In 2005, he was also promoted to deputy county executive, holding dual positions until his retirement. Phil’s efforts earned the county national attention, winning numerous awards for technology innovation and excellence. He was named Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year and Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers. He was also honored by the President Obama White House as a Champion of Change.

Dustin Haisler is the Chief Innovation Officer for e.Republic. As Chief Innovation Officer, he has a strategic role to help shape the company’s products, services, and future direction. Primarily, he leads e.Republic Labs, a market connector created as an ecosystem to educate, accelerate, and ultimately scale technology innovation within the public sector. Dustin began he career at a very young age as the finance director and later CIO for Manor, TX, a small city outside Austin. He quickly built a track record and national reputation as an early innovator in civic tech, for which he was named a Government Technology Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver in 2009. A member of Code for America’s original steering committee, Dustin pioneered government use of commercial technologies not before used in the public sector – including Quick-Response (QR) barcodes, crowdsourcing, and gamification. Dustin went on to the private sector to help broaden the adoption of these and other civic innovations. His work has been featured in Wired, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, Inc., and the Today Show on NBC. An in-demand speaker, he has given two TEDx speeches – one on Disrupting Government (TEDxAustin) and the other on Disrupting Education (TEDxLivermore).

Prior to Governor Kelly’s appointment as Secretary of Administration, Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace served as the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Kansas. Dr. Burns-Wallace started her career as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO) with the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Burns-Wallace has been selected for various leadership opportunities, awards and honors throughout her higher ed and government career, including the 2018 White House Champions of Change College Opportunity, and earning a Superior Honor and three Meritorious Honor awards from the U.S. State Department. Dr. Burns-Wallace serves as a national trainer and curriculum developer for various national professional development organizations, non-profits, and higher ed institutions on issues ranging including micro-aggressions, multigenerational workplace differences, diversity and inclusion, change management, professional development pathways, and strategic planning. Service is also a cornerstone of her journey. Dr. Burns-Wallace currently serves on Stanford University’s Board of Governors, and has previously held board roles in numerous local, regional, and national organizations, and international selection committees including Gates Millennium Scholars, Dell Foundation Scholars, and Rhodes, Marshall, and Fulbright fellowships. Dr. Burns-Wallace holds a dual bachelor’s degree in International Relations and African American studies from Stanford University, a Master in Public Affairs from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and a doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania.

Anthony Huey is a highly popular international speaker and communications consultant who offers session attendees pragmatic communications tools, tips and techniques they can use immediately in their professional and personal lives. His career includes tenures as a news reporter, magazine senior editor, crisis management specialist, media relations consultant and executive speech coach. Anthony heads Reputation Management, LLC, one of the nation’s leading communications training and crisis consulting companies. He has presented nearly 2,700 keynote speeches, workshops and seminars. His direct client work includes a wide variety of advertising, public relations and communications initiatives for hundreds of trade associations, municipalities and companies.

Kevin Albano has more than 17 years of experience working in information technology, law enforcement, and security consulting. Throughout his career, he has focused on investigating computer network intrusions, notifying impacted organizations, and disrupting some of the largest cyber espionage campaigns. At IBM, Kevin is responsible for threat intelligence collections, managing advanced threat research and directing information analysis - all focused on helping customers understand their cyber threat risk and make decisions to protect their organization.
Prior to IBM, Kevin held prominent roles at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Mandiant. As a Special Agent at the Los Angeles FBI Field Office, Kevin developed the investigative process for examining computer network attack operations. He identified largescale organized data theft operations and created the field guide for how cyber espionage investigators notify data breach victims. Kevin joined Mandiant from the FBI to help defend commercial and government entities against cyber espionage. While at Mandiant, Kevin developed programs to analyze criminal attack infrastructures, notify victim commercial entities, and define threats. He also supported incident responders by categorizing and organizing threat information to identify sophisticated threat.
Kevin has also made significant contributions to the Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) Standards Organization ISAO 300-1.
In his free time, you can find Kevin spectating at his children’s ice hockey and water polo events.

Edward Carr, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, has led information technology (IT) teams of various sizes throughout his nearly 30-year career with the State of Ohio. Ed has made improving employee engagement, customer service, and teamwork a core focus of his approach to leadership.
While having served the public at five state agencies, he has garnered a unique perspective and exposure to different leadership styles. Ed’s eight-year stint as an IT internal audit chief specifically allowed him a look into the workings of dozens of state IT organizations, which has helped craft his own management style.

A career in public service including Franklin County, the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. She drives statewide efforts across organizations improving operational excellence and realizing transformational program outcomes. She was instrumental in building OIT from its roots and driving the technology agendas of three Governors and seven State CIOs.

Seth Kindley serves as a Principal Systems Engineer at Pure Storage, where he is a technical advisor to: engineering, product management, sales, marketing and presales leadership in the field.
Seth has been a trusted advisor to US Federal customers since moving into data storage in 2005. Prior to Pure Storage, Seth worked at EMC Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer focused on HPC within the Department of Energy.
Based outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Seth lives with his wife and two children and enjoys fishing and working on his property.

Rick Magni is the Chief Information Officer for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. He has led the Agency through IT optimization and digital transformation efforts over the last 6 years. Rick has more than 30 years’ experience with EPA in various IT management and technical roles. Rick also serves under the State of Ohio CIO as the lead for the Infrastructure and the Environment line of business. This line of business works collaboratively together on IT projects and is represented by the CIOs from Department of Transportation, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Turnpike Commission, and Facilities Construction Commission.
Rick has a bachelor’s degree from Hiram College and a master’s degree from Youngstown State University. He has two grown children and resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and daughter. Rick enjoys traveling with his family, outdoor activities, and golf.

When you want to discuss strategy, planning or just in general a practical approach to launch a new IT service or product, you should reach out to Venu. He is a passionate architect who loves to discuss new ways of doing things. Venu launched a cloud-based VoIP service when cloud was not a ‘thing’ and a $100M Government service without incurring any expense until go-live! Currently he is the CIO at Government utility regulatory body – Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Venu is an entrepreneur, architect, understands numbers, vendor manager, visionary leader, an overall ‘great guy to talk to’!
Venu earned his MBA from Ohio State University. Resides in Dublin, OH with his wife and three children.

Zach Patton is the Chief Editor of the Content Studio at e.Republic and Government Technology. He has been covering the public sector for nearly 20 years. Until 2019, he was the Executive Editor of Governing magazine, where he also had served as a staff writer for more than a decade.

In 2015, after a two-decade career in the private sector with companies like Intel, GoDaddy, and Expedia, Morgan Reed moved to the public sector as Chief Information Officer for the State of Arizona. In less than 4 years, he transformed the IT organization which helped achieve the Governor’s goal of government operating at the speed of business. In late 2019 he joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) as an Executive Government Advisor, to coach State and Local Government (SLG) executives through strategy, policy, and governance challenges to help them accelerate their journey to the cloud, and help governments innovate for their customers.

Field Chief Information Security Officer, Fortinet
Jim Richberg’s role as a Fortinet CISO leverages his 30+ years’ experience driving innovation in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and cyber strategy & policy. He is currently focused on cyber risk management, election security, and helping organizations maximize their IT efficiency and security post-COVID.
Prior to joining Fortinet, Mr. Richberg served as the National Intelligence Manager for Cyber, the senior Federal Executive focused on cyber intelligence within the $80B+/100,000 employee US Intelligence Community (IC). He led cyber strategy for the 17 departments and agencies of the IC, set integrated priorities on cyber threats, and served as Senior Advisor to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on cyber issues.
Mr. Richberg’s broad operational experience –including his 20 years at CIA-- gives him practical insight into difficult cyber challenges. He brings a strong focus on strategic problem solving and on framing complex issues in comprehensible terms that facilitate analysis and formulation of solutions.

As a visionary and transformational innovator, Jason Sankey proudly serves as the Chief Information Officer of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). ODJFS operates with a $3.5 billion annual budget and is responsible for developing and supervising the State’s public assistance, workforce development, unemployment, child and adult protective services, adoption, childcare and child support services. Jason provides executive leadership, technology foresight, and thought-provoking strategies throughout the organization and the State of Ohio. His goal is to balance innovation with a realistic approach of advancing technology by integrating the agency’s mission, while producing positive outcomes to Ohioans throughout the state’s 88 counties. Jason has a track record of building talented, highly accomplished teams that demonstrate excellence and consistently produce impactful results. Prior to joining the State of Ohio, Jason spent 13 years as Vice President at Citigroup in New York City and Columbus, Ohio. He then transitioned into the Public Sector most recently as Chief Information Officer for the Franklin County Clerk of Courts. Jason prides himself on the impact he makes within our communities, through his work serving as a public service executive. Jason is a senior leader with over 19 years of progressive leadership and experience in operations and technology. He has vast experience in a broad spectrum of business disciplines including; information technology, operations, program management, capital markets, corporate treasury, legal negotiations, and fund administration. He is known as a strategic business partner with the ability to effectively influence across business lines while driving innovation. Jason serves on various state and county boards where he stresses collaboration and seeks enterprise solutions while focusing on maximizing technology through customer experience.

Mark has served 27 years with the State of Ohio, in the state’s Office of Budget & Management, Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and is in his second round at the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. As COO, Mark is responsible for the enterprise infrastructure including private cloud and public clouds, service desk, and network. He is also authorized to carry Katrina’s coat.

Anupam Srivastava is the CISO for the State of Ohio, and leads the team that provides Information Security and Privacy services to the state. Enabling the State to support productivity and innovation to achieve the organizational objectives of providing secure services to the Citizens of Ohio is the team’s mission.
He has served in a variety of roles previously, in stints as CISO and as Director of Infrastructure, where he was responsible for environments that hosted multiple sensitive systems requiring high availability. Before that, he held progressive roles at a large software organization and was in charge of delivering stable and secure product releases, in addition to leading the customer support group with a mission to provide outstanding service.
He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, and has earned industry certifications in Information Security (CISSP) and Project Management (PMP).

Thomas Steegmann is a Principal Architect for AT&T Public Sector Solutions supporting the mid-Atlantic region. Tom has been in the telecommunications industry for 20+ years, focused on next generation, enterprise solutions encompassing data communications and complex integration across multiple environments. Tom is currently focused on helping his Government customers modernize their workforce and infrastructure via mobility and cloud technologies, including IOT and Smart Cities.

Bulent has been a leader supporting public sector for well over 20 years primarily focusing on helping State CIOs better understand how to most efficiently leverage technology to bring velocity to their digital transformations and ultimately, improve people’s lives. He has served at the leadership roles in most every technology based association from NASCIO, NASTD, CompTIA, TechAmerica. Additionally, he works closely with our eco system of partners to align solutions to further meet the most challenging issues facing public sector today.

Zach has over 15 years of combined experience in technical consulting, market research, and network security, supporting many of the largest global eCommerce and Financial Services organizations in mitigating fraud, and safely improving user experience through digital transformation initiatives. He is currently the Director of Fraud & Identity Solutions Consulting at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, supporting their Alliances, Government, Healthcare, and Insurance groups.
Prior to joining LexisNexis, Zach worked as a Solutions Engineer at ThreatMetrix® (now part of LexisNexis), a Silicon Valley startup that built the world’s largest consortium of digital identities. During his time at DMI and Fragomen, he consulted through data science and analytics for many Fortune 100 companies, and several utilities such as SMUD and TVA.