Ryan Palmer is the Architecture Lead for AI services within the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), where he designs and advises on AI infrastructure and strategy for federal agencies. In this role, he is responsible for building the technical foundation and framework that ensures GSA's artificial intelligence services are both innovative and trustworthy. His work represents a natural progression of his career-long focus on leveraging data and automation to drive secure, efficient government services.

Previously, Ryan served as the Senior Technical and Strategic Advisor for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), where he worked on program modernization and data-driven approaches to cloud security and authorization. His federal career began through a student program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and has included diverse roles in Geospatial Services, application rationalization, and serving as a FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board Technical Representative (JAB-TR).

Throughout his career, Ryan has demonstrated expertise in translating complex technical requirements into scalable solutions, with a particular focus on modernizing legacy systems and implementing emerging technologies. His experience spans cloud security, privacy, data analytics, and enterprise architecture, providing him with a comprehensive understanding of the federal IT landscape.

Ryan holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University.

CDR Jonathan White serves as the operations officer of the C5I Software Yard, a new organization designed to deliver and sustain mission enabling capability through software. He was previously the Cloud and Data Branch Chief within the Coast Guard’s C5ISC Infrastructure Services Division. CDR White is leading the Coast Guard’s rapid transition into a multi-cloud environment to enable application modernization and zero trust architecture. Additionally, he has led the deployment of the enterprise data fabric to bring mission data from the edge to the cloud enabling real-time, informed decisions and artificial intelligence. Previously, he was the CGCyber Technical Management Branch Chief responsible for escalated technical support to the Coast Guard enterprise and charged with maintaining networks, mobility, DoD365, identity, application & patch deployment, and security tools. He also served as the SeaWatch Product and Sustainment Lead from June 2014 to August 2018. SeaWatch is the common Command and Control and navigation system deployed to 70 Coast Guard cutters around the world. He led the implementation of new, cutting-edge capabilities and dramatically decreased electronics costs for cutters under acquisition.

His career also includes tours at Coast Guard Headquarters where he helped deliver a complete C4ISR requirement set for the $10 Billion Offshore Patrol Cutter acquisition project. Simultaneously, he led the first deployments of the Coast Guard Machinery Control System, an open source replacement to proprietary and aging shipboard control systems. He started his officer career on the CGC CAMPBELL from 2006-2008 as the Damage Control Assistant.

CDR White received a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy, a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering Systems from the University of Michigan, and a Master’s of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. He holds a Department of Homeland Security Acquisitions Program Management Level II and Contracting Officer Representative Level III certification. In 2018, he was selected as the Engineer of the Year for the USCG’s Command, Control and Communications Engineering Center (C3Cen). His awards include the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal, Coast Guard Commendation Medal (3), AFCEA Rising Star in Engineering (2017), AFCEA 40 under 40 (2018), Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon, and Meritorious Team Commendation Ribbon (5).