Guy Cavallo is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Office of Personnel Management, appointed on July 2021. Before becoming the OPM CIO, Cavallo was named Principal Deputy CIO in September 2020. As OPM CIO he leads the Agency’s enterprise information technology services for both federal employees and retirees. He also is leading its IT modernization program, launching OPM’s migration to the cloud initiative in 2021. OPM is now the third agency that he has led to the cloud.

Mr. Cavallo is a highly desired IT industry speaker and has received many technology recognition awards throughout his career. In his federal career he has been awarded the Federal 100 (three times), and the FedScoop 50 award for Federal IT Leadership (four times), he was named one of the 2022 Best Bosses in Federal IT, and most recently was selected as a finalist in the Washington DC area 2023 ORBIE awards for enterprise IT leadership. He also was named one of the Top Government IT Leaders to Watch in 2023 by WashingtonExec. In his private sector experiences, he received seven major customer service awards while at Microsoft Corporation.

Before joining OPM, he previously served as the Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Small Business Administration (SBA). He was a key leader in helping SBA leverage the cloud to quickly implement the CARES Act Payroll Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs. Those programs distributed over $450B in a short period of time to America’s small businesses and citizens.

Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Cavallo returned to the federal workforce from the private sector by joining Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as their Executive Director for IT Operations. At TSA he oversaw the worldwide technology and telecommunications infrastructures, operations, and support for more than 65,000 TSA staff. He led TSA’s initial cloud implementation and other modernization efforts.

Before joining TSA, Mr. Cavallo served as a Senior Government Advisor at the Microsoft Corporation for over 9 years. At Microsoft he assisted government organizations across the US in leveraging technology to modernize and improve the delivery of citizen services. His largest impact project was as the National Co-Lead on Microsoft’s solution for managing the grant reporting requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). With his knowledge of government operations and processes, he led the development of an ARRA grant tracking solution, which was provided to governments and non-profits at no or minimal licensing costs. Many state, county, and city governments implemented that solution and continue to leverage it today to manage all their grants.

Mr. Cavallo’s career has been almost evenly split between the public and private sectors, always driven by his passion to leverage the latest technologies to improve the delivery of government services to citizens.

Mr. Cavallo received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.

Ann Dunkin currently serves as Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she manages the Department’s information technology (IT) portfolio and modernization; oversees the Department’s cybersecurity efforts; leads technology innovation and digital transformation; and enables collaboration across the Department. She served in the Obama Administration as CIO of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior roles include Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Dell Technologies; CIO, County of Santa Clara, CA; CTO, Palo Alto Unified School District, California; and various leadership roles at Hewlett Packard focused on engineering, research and development, IT, manufacturing engineering, software quality, and operations. 

Ann is a published author, most recently of the book Industrial Digital Transformation, and a frequent speaker on topics such as government technology modernization, digital transformation, and organizational development. Ann received the 2022 Capital CIO Large Enterprise ORBIE Award, and she has been given a range of previous awards, including DC’s Top 50 Women in Technology for 2015 and 2016, ComputerWorld’s Premier 100 Technology Leaders for 2016, StateScoop’s Top 50 Women in Technology list for 2017, FedScoop’s Golden Gov Executive of the Year in 2016 and 2021, and FedScoop’s Best Bosses in Federal IT 2022.  

Ms. Dunkin holds a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a licensed professional engineer in the states of California and Washington. In 2018, she was inducted into Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni. 

Kevin Walsh is a Director in GAO’s Information Technology and Cybersecurity team. He oversees work related to AI, Census, CIO authorities, legacy modernizations, and satellite and space systems. He has led reviews covering topics related to the authorities of federal Chief Information Officers, management of legacy IT systems, coordination of IT contracts, and assessments of IT-related risk.

Kevin joined GAO in June 2006, and led projects related to FITARA and GAO’s High Risk area on Improving the Management of IT Acquisitions and Operations.

Kevin earned a master’s degree in business administration from Virginia Tech. Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Aaron Levie is Chief Executive Officer, Cofounder and Chairman at Box, which he launched in 2005 with CFO and cofounder Dylan Smith. He is the visionary behind the Box product and platform strategy, incorporating the best of secure content collaboration with an intuitive user experience suited to the way people work today. Aaron leads the company in its mission to transform the way people and businesses work so they can achieve their greatest ambitions. He has served on the Board of Directors since April 2005.

 Aaron attended the University of Southern California from 2003 to 2005 before leaving to found Box.

As the Managing Director of Business Development at Guidehouse, Dilshad leads the strategy and execution of low code platform solutions for public sector clients. With over 20 years of experience in the state and local government market, he has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that these organizations face in their digital transformation journey.

Dilshad leverages his expertise in Low Code Technologies like Box to help clients achieve their goals and deliver value to their stakeholders. His mission is to empower public sector organizations with low code platforms that enable them to solve complex problems and improve outcomes.

Wyn is the Managing Director of Global Public Sector at Box and is responsible for revenue growth, strategy, business development, product roadmap, partnerships and channel/distribution throughout this industry for Box.  Prior to Box, Wyn was at Deloitte Consulting where he led their Public Sector Innovation practice and helped Federal agencies transform their digital enterprises.  Before Deloitte, Wyn worked at Apple where he served as the Director of Business Development, Partnerships, and Strategy for all of Apple’s Government & Public Sector business. He was responsible for crafting Apple’s government strategy and integrating associated changes into Apple's products, contracts, manufacturing, and distribution channels to support this innovative approach.  Wyn also served as a Partner at the DoD’s premier Innovation Hub, Defense Innovation Unit (DIUx), for 2 years helping transform the way the DOD works with advanced technology start-ups and accelerating the adoption of commercial technologies into the military services.

Prior to working at Apple, Wyn served 25 years as a pilot in the US Air Force and commanded at the Squadron, Group, and Wing levels and logged more than 3,000+ hours flying in the process. Wyn capped off his career by serving as the Senior Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  He is a graduate of the National War College and holds an MBA from the University of Florida and a degree in Mathematics from the University of Virginia.  

A seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in the field of business operations and management. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President, where he is responsible for overseeing the strategic growth and development of the company. With a strong background in finance and strategic planning, Brad has demonstrated a track record of success in driving profitability, improving operational efficiency, and building high-performing teams. Throughout his career, he has consistently demonstrated his ability to think creatively and to lead by example, inspiring his colleagues to reach their full potential.

Tahera Zamanzada is ICF’s vice president of digital transformation. She has 15 years of experience in helping organizations and federal agencies keep up with a rapidly evolving digital landscape and improve the digital customer experience through the adoption of cloud platforms. As a thought leader and digital advisor, Tahera consults on the challenges surrounding digital transformation, cloud adoption, and technology modernization. She has a passion for multi-cloud strategies, human-centered design, and data transformation. 

Tahera was formerly a principal digital strategist supporting the global public sector business at Salesforce, where she collaborated with clients to deliver solutions that addressed the challenges that stood between agencies and the digital era. Prior to her work in the software industry, including Salesforce and ServiceNow, Tahera worked in government consulting and has deep experience in the public sector, numerous cloud technologies, and the supporting ecosystem. This has positioned her to take a holistic, empathy-first approach toward digital transformation and evangelize the importance of upskilling the workforce while digitally modernizing. 

Tahera was recognized with the 2023 Women in Technology Leadership Award (Corporate Large-Market Sector) for her leadership of and commitment to the Washington DC-area tech community.