Google Public Sector Summit

Karen Dahut is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of experience in technology, cybersecurity, and analytics. She has a strong track record of building businesses, executing large-scale growth strategies, and creating unique solutions for both commercial and federal sectors. Currently, Ms. Dahut serves as the founding Chief Executive Officer of Google Public Sector (GPS). In this role, she is dedicated to accelerating the digital transformation of U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations. Her leadership at Google focuses on leveraging Google Cloud’s most advanced capabilities, including: Artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance citizen services, sophisticated cybersecurity tools for securing vital data, and open cloud infrastructure to help agencies modernize operations. Her mission-driven team is committed to helping these organizations achieve critical national objectives and drive impactful, large-scale change. Karen began her career as an officer in the U.S. Navy, where she developed a lifelong commitment to serving the mission of the nation and the public sector.

Thomas joined Google in November 2018 as the CEO of Google Cloud. Google Cloud is the division of Google that brings Google’s technology and solutions to enterprises, governments, and startups around the world. Prior to Google, he spent 22 years at Oracle, where he most recently served as President of Product Development. Before that, Thomas worked at McKinsey
as a business analyst and engagement manager. His nearly 30 years of experience have given
him a deep knowledge of engineering, enterprise relationships and leadership of large
organizations.

Thomas' degrees include an MBA in Administration and Management from Stanford University
as an Arjay Miller Scholar and a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from
Princeton University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Thomas has served as a
member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council and serves on the
Advisory Council of Princeton University’s School of Engineering.

The Honorable Michael Duffey was sworn in as the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW(A&S)) on June 5, 2025. In this role, he is responsible to the Secretary of War for all matters pertaining to acquisition; contract administration; logistics and materiel readiness; installations and environment; operational energy; nuclear deterrence, chemical, and biological defense; the acquisition workforce; and the defense industrial base.

Over the past two decades, Mr. Duffey has served in several senior roles throughout the Department of War, including Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of War, Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, as well as multiple positions in the former Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. Throughout his tenure in the Department, Mr. Duffey has led efforts to improve the application of systems engineering in the Department’s development and procurement of our most complex weapon systems, established a capability to prioritize and protect critical technologies from exfiltration by our adversaries, and led teams developing critical technologies that maintain U.S. technological advantage on the battlefield.

In addition to his leadership at the Department of War, Mr. Duffey served as the Program Associate Director for National Security at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where he oversaw the entire $1+ trillion national security budget for the United States Government, including the Departments of War, State, Veterans Affairs, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, and several international economic agencies. In his role at OMB, Mr. Duffey worked with Department leadership to publish a robust 30-year shipbuilding strategy prioritizing U.S. maritime superiority, and led efforts to fund nuclear modernization and the standup of the U.S. Space Force.

Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Duffey is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.

Mr. Robert F. Briar is currently on assignment as an Office of the Secretary of War Sustainment Fellow.  He is the G-4/Director of Product Support at the Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test & Threat. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration/Project Management from Columbia Southern University and is a Harvard Senior Executive Fellow.   

Mr. Justin Fanelli is the CTO for the Dept of Navy and the Technical Director (TD) of PEO Digital. As CTO, his office is laser focused on measurably improving technology-driven mission outcomes within the Dept of Navy. As TD, his Program Executive Office is expediting the performant, secure transformation of enterprise information technology infrastructure. Central to both of these roles is unleashing the private-public mesh to innovate faster with higher value on investment outcomes than ever before seen. He currently serves as an Advisor for various national Science and Technology agencies and advisory boards inside and outside of government.

Within Dept of Navy roles, Mr Fanelli’s team has recently been recognized for transforming modern service delivery including multi-billion dollars savings and leap ahead impacts with the Etter Award. Within Defense Healthcare, Mr. Fanelli’s teams delivered the first one-stop data enterprise for revolutionized healthcare and research outcomes. Previous roles for Mr. Fanelli have included Chief Data Architect for Defense Health, Technical Director for Navy Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPTE), Executive Lead for Navy’s Digital Transformation in 5G and DevSecOps, Service Chiefs Fellow at the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Principal Engineer for Navy Enterprise Business Systems, and DOD Chief Systems Engineer for Command and Control (C2).

Outside of the office, Mr. Fanelli has most recently taught graduate courses at Georgetown University. He has lectured at a dozen other universities including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Dartmouth and Penn. He advises on innovation and recently gave a TED talk on innovation adoption; ask him about what the Innovation Adoption Kit can do for you. He holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, a Masters degree in Electrical and Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Senior Executive Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is certified in Lean Six Sigma, Agile Development, GIAC Security Leadership, Defense Acquisition University Engineering and Program Management, has served as Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Technology (MCOT) Board Member, North Catholic High School Alumni Association President, currently serves as an advisor to National Science Foundation startups, a partner at NextGen Ventures, volunteer and speaker at TechImpact, AFCEA and is a member of the Cosmos Club. Recent awards include National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Award, Civilian Exemplary Achievement Award, Secretary of the Navy’s Innovation Award, Project Management Institute’s Project of the Year, Federal Health IT Innovation Award and he is a Fed100, two time Defense50 and FedHealth100 honoree. He lives in Arlington, VA and loves book recommendations.

Miro Humer leads the digital direction and technology strategy at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) as Vice President for University Technology and Chief Information Officer. Heading a team of over 220 technology professionals, he focuses on expanding secure cloud environments and high-performance research systems built to support the next generation of academic discovery.

With more than 25 years of technology leadership, Miro pairs systems architecture expertise with a practical focus on team culture and retention. Holding a master’s degree in labor relations and human resources, he aligns technology shifts with workforce support, building resilient teams that can adapt to rapid change. He views cyberinfrastructure not as fixed hardware, but as an evolving platform designed to sustain long-term campus productivity.

Previously, Miro served as CIO at Cleveland State University, where he established statewide technology partnerships and multi-campus cloud initiatives. Recognized as a top higher education technology leader by CDO Magazine and Education Technology Insights, he advises the Ohio Department of Higher Education and industry boards, while frequently contributing to EDUCAUSE Review on cloud strategy, IT leadership, and the future of higher education technology.

Dr. Neil Jacobs is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator. In this role, he provides strategic direction and oversight for more than $6 billion in annual spending, including investments in space innovation, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, deep-sea exploration and numerical weather prediction, while developing industry partnerships to study the oceans, address the seafood trade imbalance and support U.S. commercial and recreational fishing.

Prior to his current appointment, he served as the Chief Science Advisor for the Unified Forecast System within the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Dr. Jacobs also previously served as both Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction. He has held multiple positions in both the private and academic sectors.

Dr. Jacobs is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the recipient of the Society’s 2023 Kenneth C. Spengler Award for leadership in fostering community collaboration across the weather, water and climate enterprise. He holds B.S. degrees in mathematics and physics from the University of South Carolina, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in air-sea interaction and numerical weather prediction from North Carolina State University.
 

Mr. Andrew (Andy) Mapes is the Principal Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Office of the Secretary of War Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO).

Prior to arriving at CDAO, Mr. Mapes was a civilian career intelligence officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), assigned as Deputy Staff Director and Strategic Advisor to the Deputy DNI for Mission Integration, where he received the Director of National Intelligence’s Distinguished Service Award. Before his role at ODNI, Mr. Mapes served in a non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) role as the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the OSD Chief Management Officer (CMO), earning the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. He has also performed prior program management and consultant roles in industry supporting defense and intelligence community clients.

Also an Army Reservist, Mr. Mapes serves as an Army Functional Area 30 Information Operations Officer assigned to the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Policy. He has two prior military deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Mr. Mapes holds a Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Franklin College. He earned his commission in the U.S. Army through the Indiana University-Indianapolis Army ROTC program.

Dustin Nee serves as the Section Chief for Mobility Technology and the Acting Section Chief for Email and Collaboration Services within the Network Management Branch of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

With more than 25 years of experience in information technology, including two decades dedicated to federal service, Dustin has held a wide range of technical and leadership roles. Throughout his career, he has developed deep expertise in user support, networking, information security, vulnerability management, and program auditing. Dustin has managed IT operations at regional scale and advised senior executive leaders on enterprise technology strategy, risk, and modernization. 

In his current role, Dustin leads mission-critical mobility and collaboration initiatives across the enterprise, focusing on strengthening security, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing user experience. He is committed to delivering solutions that reduce risk while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and service reliability.
 

Mr. Adarryl M. Roberts was appointed to serve as the Director, DLA Information Operations (J6), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) on August 2, 2023.

As the Director, J6, Mr. Roberts is the DLA Chief Information Officer (CIO), responsible for coordinating and integrating policies, guidelines, procedures, and activities to ensure effective, efficient, and economical information technology (IT) planning, acquisition, and management in support of DLA and the Department of War (DoW) missions and objectives. He is responsible for the management and supervision of all DLA IT policies and planning, and investment management to include cyber resilience, technical architecture and infrastructure, emerging technology, research and development, data management, and IT acquisition program management throughout the Agency and DoW.

DLA is the DoW’s logistics combat support agency, providing worldwide logistics support for the material and personnel readiness and sustainment of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands under conditions of peace and war. It also provides logistics support to other DoW components and certain Federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and others as authorized.

April Rothermel has over 25 years of experience in technology and information security. Currently serving as the Assistant Chief Technology Officer for Security and Infrastructure at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission since August 2010, April has held several key roles including Director of Information Privacy and Security and Advisory Services Project Manager. April began their career as a Systems Analyst at Tyco Electronics leading projects for the HR/Payroll Team. 

Barry J. Schindler serves as Acting Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where he provides executive leadership for the Patents organization in his capacity as chief operating officer. He oversees a workforce of almost 11,000 Patents employees, including approximately 9,500 patent examiners whose work helps drive American innovation by delivering patent protection to inventors, consistent with Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. Along with his duties as Acting Commissioner, he will focus and lead Patents on artificial intelligence (AI) policy, practice, and operations.

Mr. Schindler previously served as a Deputy Commissioner for Patents at the USPTO, where he provided executive leadership and strategic direction for the Office of Information Technology for Patents, the Office of Application Processing for Patents, and Technology Center 2400. In this role, he helped guide the USPTO’s patent operations through a period of rapid technological change, with a particular focus on information technology, generative AI, and process innovation.

Mr. Schindler brings more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of patent law, emerging technology, and business strategy. His background spans patent prosecution, intellectual property protection, AI and machine learning, software and internet-based systems, search technologies, and database systems. He has worked extensively on how new technologies can be applied thoughtfully to improve quality, efficiency, and scalability in patent-related workflows.

Before joining the USPTO, Mr. Schindler served as Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Global Patents and Innovation Strategies Group, a practice of more than 150 USPTO-registered attorneys and agents supporting thousands of domestic and foreign patent applications. In that role, he helped lead a global patent platform serving both major corporations and high-growth startups navigating complex innovation landscapes.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Schindler has advised clients across a broad range of advanced technologies, including AI and machine learning, AgriTech, FoodTech, fintech, cloud computing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, materials science, and medical devices. He has secured hundreds of U.S. patents and worked closely with foreign counsel in China, France, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions to help build and protect worldwide patent portfolios.

Mr. Schindler also served on the committee advising the New Jersey Supreme Court on the use of generative AI, contributing practical insight on responsible governance, ethics, and the integration of AI into professional practice.

Mr. Schindler earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Process Control) from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.

Jamie Wolff is the Associate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information
Officer (CIO) for the NNSA, where he manages and implements all operational, technical, and
administrative functions for NNSA’s Information Technology (IT), Cybersecurity, and Information Management Programs. In this role, he leads enterprise-wide strategies and digital
modernization efforts across the Nuclear Security Enterprise. Mr. Wolff also oversees classified
systems operations, spearheads interagency data-sharing initiatives, and leads enterprise-
wide risk reduction strategies in support of national security goals and Department of
Energy/NNSA mission and business requirements.

Mr. Wolff is a seasoned technology executive with almost two decades of experience leading
complex IT modernization and cybersecurity initiatives. Since joining NNSA in July 2021, the
organization has made measurable progress in sunsetting legacy systems, enforcing cybersecurity policy, and rolling out secure cloud environments built for scale and speed. Prior to joining NNSA, Mr. Wolff served in the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, in the Executive Office of the President. Mr. Wolff began his career as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy and continues to serve as a Navy Reservist. He worked in the office of the Department of Defense CIO as the IT Acquisition Policy Lead and Director of Data and Knowledge Management. He also served at the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation as the Vice President for IT and Strategic Infrastructure and as Deputy CIO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Amina Al Sherif is the Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO) for AI & Defence at Google Public Sector, where she directs technical AI strategy, mission architecture, and applied research for the United States Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, Five Eyes (FVEY) mission partners, and national security organizations. Operating at the intersection of frontier artificial intelligence, cyber warfare, and national defense, she bridges cutting-edge research from Google DeepMind and Google Research directly into mission environments.

A decorated combat veteran and former U.S. Army Captain (O-3) with over twelve years of service across the DoD and Special Operations enterprise, Amina brings operational combat experience to executive technical leadership. Her career spans C-suite leadership at early-stage defense startups, founding national security AI ethics non-profits, patented machine learning innovation, and doctoral research in computer science.

Jeff Brown is the US Public Sector Workspace Lead at Google, where he oversees the deployment of secure AI and cloud collaboration tools nationwide. With nearly three decades of combined enterprise and public sector expertise—including 14 years at Google and prior roles at Computer Associates and Symantec—he helps regulated organizations modernize operations and fulfill critical missions. Jeff is a graduate of San Diego State University and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Google Public Sector Role
Ron Bushar serves as the Chief Security Officer and Managing Director of Solutions, Security and Delivery at Google Public Sector. In this role, he leads a diverse global team of AI, Cloud, and Cyber experts who empower Google Public Sector to safely and securely deliver customer mission outcomes and enable Google’s unique platform of innovative secure AI and cloud capabilities and solutions to state, local, educational, federal, defense, and national security national security customers.

Ron is a seasoned, highly effective, and innovative AI and cyber security leader with over 29 years of experience in technical solutions services, cyber defense operations, cybersecurity consulting, and incident response services in both the government and commercial sectors. Ron has a track record of successfully building strategic programs and dynamic teams that deliver innovative solutions, ensure effective security, minimize organizational risk, and ensure mission outcomes for customers.

Professional Experience
Prior to his work at Mandiant and Google, Ron served as the Director of the Department of Justice Security Operations Center (JSOC) where he led transformative efforts to redefine and restructure key information security and cyber defense operation capabilities. Ron also served as the Department’s Insider Threat Program Manager and liaison to the National Insider Threat Task Force. In previous roles, Ron built and led expert teams of cyber defense operators, incident responders, and red teams at several U.S. intelligence and defense department agencies. Ron began his career in the United States Air Force serving as an Officer in the Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron.

Education

• MS Computer Information Systems, St. Mary’s University, 2001
• BS Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech University, 1998

Michael Gerstenhaber is the Vice President of Product Management for Gemini Enterprise at
Google Cloud, where he leads the strategy, roadmap, and execution for the next generation of
intelligent applications. He is focused on scaling the Gen AI API business by integrating Gemini
models into customer workflows, defining the product vision for agents across Google Cloud,
and ensuring Gemini Enterprise remains the comprehensive platform for leveraging Google’s AI
offerings.

Michael joined Google for the unique opportunity to apply frontier AI to the complex, real-world
business processes of customers at a global scale.

Previously, Michael served as the Head of Product for the API Platform at Anthropic, where he
led product strategy and execution for the Claude models. In this role, he was a key catalyst for
the company's commercial growth, driving widespread market adoption of their core model
offerings.

Prior to Anthropic, Michael spent seven years at Datadog as Vice President of Product
Management, overseeing product development across infrastructure, networking, and
Kubernetes.

Chris Hein, a tenured Google employee of over 10 years, is the Field CTO at Google Public Sector, where he is driven to make a tangible impact on the world through technology. With a Master's in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, he's become a leading voice in applying AI to the public sector. Chris brings a unique blend of technical expertise (honed as a former VP of Technology in the private sector) and a deep understanding of the critical missions of government and educational institutions. He recognizes that these organizations are the backbone of our society, and he's dedicated to empowering them with the best tools and strategies. Beyond simply providing technology, Chris also assists IT leaders in navigating the transformative shift to an AI-driven world. He helps them rethink their approaches to running corporate IT systems, ensuring they're not just keeping up, but leading the way in leveraging AI responsibly and effectively. He believes technology should be a force for good, and he works tirelessly to ensure it is used ethically and to its full potential.

Steven Hin is the US Public Sector Product Lead at Google Workspace, driving product strategy and compliance frameworks for highly regulated public sector environments. Focusing on sovereign cloud capabilities, security architectures, and administrative guardrails for AI collaboration, Steven partners with defense and civil agencies to safely modernize their digital workflows. He is based in New York City.

Sandra is a cybersecurity leader with 27 years of intelligence experience. She leads
Google Threat Intelligence following Google’s acquisition of Mandiant in 2022. Sandra
is a retired U.S. Air Force Reserve officer and serves as a faculty member and on the
Board of Visitors at the National Intelligence University. She is a Co-Chair of the Aspen
Institute U.S. Cybersecurity Group, a member of the strategic council of the Silverado
Policy Accelerator, and the Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task
Force Steering Committee, a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute, and serves
on the Board of Directors at Crane NXT. Sandra is pursuing her PhD at Johns Hopkins
University as an Alperovitch Institute Fellow. She has an MBA from MIT and holds four
additional master’s degrees in cyber-policy, international affairs, science and
technology intelligence, and military operational art and science. Sandra speaks
English, Spanish, and German.

Elizabeth leads the Google Public Sector Customer Engineering organization, including Federal Civilian, Defense, National Security, State and Local Governments and Education. Her team leads with a solutions mindset backed by strong technical expertise in key areas such as Generative AI, Edge, Security and Data Modernization to solve US public sector institutions’ toughest challenges. Elizabeth is an avid public speaker on key topics such as Generative AI and Security, and an advocate for Women in Tech.

Prior to joining Google, Elizabeth led Technology for AWS’ North America Sales, incubating and scaling key customer-facing capabilities across professional services, solutions architecture, and customer success, enabling AWS’ largest and highly regulated customers to adopt the cloud broadly across the enterprise. Earlier in her career, Elizabeth led the pre-sales engineering team for Oracle's North America Public Sector Consulting organization, enabling public sector entities to maximize their investment in Oracle technologies and align business initiatives with the right IT solutions. Elizabeth also spent 15 years leading data architecture and operations for MRIS, the Nation’s largest Multiple Listing Service, building services that continue to power online real estate marketplaces like Zillow and realtor.com.

Sharmeen Noor leads the Google Pixel Public Sector Sales and Solutions business.  She has 12+ years of experience driving innovative solutions across many Fortune 1000 companies.

Prior to joining Google, Sharmeen served as Principal Product Manager, IoT Business Development  for a dynamic Product team at Verizon. She developed the overall IoT partnership strategy for devices + connectivity + cloud and secured formidable strategic business partners. She has successfully launched numerous SaaS solutions and joint partner solutions, particularly in the digital and mobile space.

Her mission is to leverage a thorough consultative approach to the challenges faced by federal agencies, as a solutions provider. Her success and knowledge about the Pixel product, resellers and carriers serves as the foundation for her to empower decision makers specifically in the public sector. Her goal is to significantly improve productivity, save time, minimize costs, and deliver results with minimal ramp up time.

Tony Orlando is the Managing Director for Google's Public Sector Partner and Specialty Sales Market. His team is focused on working with U.S. Public Sector agencies and customers to solve complex mission challenges through the effective placement of Google Cloud’s portfolio of Cyber Security, Workspace, Data Analytics, AI and Application Modernization solutions.

Tony has over 30 years experience helping customers build transformative data-centric applications, data operating platforms, and modernize security operations that drive mission and business value for the largest agencies and enterprises across the globe. Tony has worked on executive teams with a focus on defining and leading strategy, driving digital transformation and growth initiatives, with a focus on innovation in cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics and AI domains. He has held executive leadership positions at a variety of technology companies including Quest Software, Delphix, 3Pillar Global, CA Technologies and NetApp.

Rich is the Vice President of AI & Computing Infrastructure at Google, where he leads the strategy and execution of AI and compute infrastructure offerings for Google Cloud. In this role, he focuses on building the cutting-edge infrastructure required to host enterprise-grade and compute-intensive applications.

Rich has over 20 years experience in companies spanning Fortune 500, mid-size and start-up operations covering a broad range of systems and software businesses, including enterprise storage, information management, and networking. He previously served as Vice President of Software Engineering for the ONTAP Group at NetApp, where he oversaw the development of the ONTAP operating system. He joined NetApp through the acquisition of Spinnaker Networks, a company he co-founded and led as VP of Software Engineering. Earlier in his career, Rich developed foundational technologies in high-speed Ethernet and ATM networking, AFS file systems, and the Mach operating system at Carnegie Mellon University. Rich holds a BS in Computer Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Katharyn White is the Head of Marketing for Google Public Sector, leading initiatives at the intersection of security, AI, and digital transformation. A recognized technology expert and Marketing Society Fellow, she is dedicated to driving growth through AI-inspired marketing strategies.

Her 25-year career includes leadership roles at IBM, HP, and T-Systems, as well as serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager for MITRE Public Sector. Additionally, Katharyn serves on the Board and as an Executive Education chair for George Mason University’s Costello College of Business. She holds degrees from Duke University and Georgia Tech.

Steve Woodside is a Technical Program Manager for Google Public Sector Product Compliance. Based in New York City, Steve specializes in FedRAMP+ and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), working to ensure Google Cloud products meet the stringent security and regulatory requirements of government customers. A retired Army officer and former Academy Professor of Philosophy at West Point, he is also an active member of the Google Veterans Network (VetNet).

Scott Alfieri is the Global Lead of the Accenture Google Business Group (AGBG), where he works with clients, Google Cloud and Accenture teams around the world to help organizations reinvent with cloud, data and AI. With more than 30 years of experience at Accenture, Scott is focused on bringing together business, industry and technology perspectives to help clients turn innovation into measurable business value and realize the full potential of cloud and AI.

Thomas "Shotgun" Browning serves as Vice President of Strategic Capabilities at Rhombus Power, the leading predictive decision support and intelligence company for national security, defense, and intelligence enterprises, powered by the world's largest commercial database and battle-tested AI. He works closely with defense customers, military leaders, and technology partners to ensure Rhombus capabilities deliver operational advantage and mission impact across strategic, operational, and tactical levels of warfare.

Prior to joining Rhombus, Browning served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission
Capabilities in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
where he oversaw efforts to accelerate the development, integration, and transition of advanced
technologies critical to maintaining U.S. military superiority.

A retired U.S. Air Force Colonel with more than 30 years of military service, Browning also
served as Director of DARPA’s Adaptive Capabilities Office, where he developed innovative
operational concepts and technology architectures to address emerging national security
challenges. He led DARPA’s participation in the Assault Breaker II Initiative and played a key
role in the Department of Defense Technology Development Working Group. Throughout his
career, he has focused on bridging the gap between breakthrough technologies and real-world
military operations, helping deliver advanced capabilities to warfighters at speed and scale.

Kevin Butterfield is a Managing Director and the Global Cybersecurity Lead for the Accenture Google Business Group. In this role, Kevin drives the strategic alliance between Accenture and Google Cloud, bringing innovative, full-stack cybersecurity solutions to market to help organizations make security an active business priority. Backed by deep expertise in cloud security architecture and AI-driven threat defense, Kevin leads a global team of cyber leaders dedicated to integrating Google's state-of-the-art security capabilities directly into complex enterprise environments.

Anthony brings over two decades of experience at the intersection of state policy and digital innovation. He served at the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), where he gained an insider’s mastery of Arizona’s Medicaid agency operations and regulatory frameworks. He uses his hands-on government and private sector experience to help clients modernize Medicaid systems and deliver human-centered healthcare solutions.

Dr. Michael Floyd currently serves as Director of Research & Innovation at Knexus Research, where he leads technical and research efforts for multiple defense and government research contracts. With over 20 years of expertise in artificial intelligence and over 13 years supporting the DoD, Michael specializes in bridging the gap between theoretical research and deployed operational systems. He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers in AI, including researching and publishing on topics such as
generative AI, explainable AI, human-machine teaming, goal reasoning, automated planning and scheduling, and trusted autonomy. Michael is internationally recognized for his expertise in AI, including receiving numerous awards for his research.

Mr. Brian Frech currently serves as the Acting Director of Product Support for Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test & Threat (CPE ST3), and previously served as the Product Support Manager (PSM) for Project Manager Training Devices (PM TRADE). He provides strategic oversight and guidance for developing and implementing product support strategies across ACAT II, III, and multiple pathway programs that deliver training capabilities enabling Warfighters to train as they fight. Mr. Frech has over 20 years of acquisition logistics and product support experience, including more than eight years as a PSM across multiple Commands. He also served as the PSM in the former Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T) for the Army’s Tactical Network Transport portfolio, overseeing multiple ACAT I programs. In 2021, he was recognized by the Army Acquisition Executive with the Excellence in Leadership – Logistician of the Year Award. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Monmouth University and a Master’s degree from Florida Institute of Technology. 

Todd Johnston is passionate about helping people solve problems and make decisions using their data. He brings over two and a half decades of experience leading teams, developing capabilities, and working with mission leaders and executives across the public and private sectors to tie data to decision-making and to create impact at the intersection of strategy, transformation, mission management, complex analytics, and data science. A managing director on Deloitte’s AI & Engineering team, Todd currently leads Deloitte’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advanced Analytics efforts in support of mission-focused clients across the national security domain.

Patrick Loftus is a Senior Account Executive and a principal transportation SME at Nerdery, a digital product consultancy that partners with enterprise clients to build custom software, web platforms, and mobile applications.
In his role at Nerdery, Patrick focuses on helping organizations navigate complex digital transformations, modernizing legacy technology stacks, and driving software innovation.
Within the transportation, logistics, and mobility sectors, Patrick helps organizations design and scale digital solutions that streamline supply chains, improve fleet management, optimize freight and transit tracking, and enhance customer experience across connected transportation ecosystems.

With 15+ years of experience in IT and cloud solutions, Simon has held many roles from engineering and solutions architecture to sales and business development. Simon was with a financial technology firm focused on high-frequency trading systems and networks prior to joining NASA JPL to work on systems architecture and engineering. Previously, he was responsible for managing the Cloud Platform practice and has led the company to win Google Cloud Partner of the Year for 9 years running. As a Google Developer Expert, today Simon helps guide the Insight Public Sector Google Solutions Line team and their customers through the rapidly expanding AI and ML space.

Jason Myers is the Vice President for GDIT’s Defense Agencies business area. He leads a diverse portfolio of programs to facilitate secure AI adoption, enterprise cloud enablement, cyber operations, network engineering, and other technologies across critical U.S. Department of Defense missions. During his 20-year career, he has directed emerging technology efforts – platform security, mobile forensics, trusted application development, and secure wireless networking – across the U.S. DoD and the U.S. Intelligence Community. Jason led critical technology innovation initiatives (e.g., President’s Daily Brief, Oval Office of the Future, Intelligence Community Directive 501 Implementation Oversight) directly supporting the President of the United States, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and other Senior U.S. Government Leaders. He also supported cyber security and information technology modernization at Fortune 500 Companies, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, and Canada’s Department of National Defence.

Jason holds numerous U.S. and International patents for controlling and protecting mobile device behavior and security through wireless communication. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration, both from Virginia Tech.

Nam Nguyen is VP of Engineering at SZNS Solutions, a Google Cloud partner that helps the public sector move AI from prototype into production. Nam leads the engineering teams behind SZNS's agentic AI, data engineering and application modernization work for federal, state and higher education customers, including NOAA, the International Trade Administration and Colorado School of Mines.

At Mines, Nam led engineering on MAE, the Mines Admission Expert. MAE is a multi-agent system built on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform that answers prospective students around the clock, tailors site content to each visitor and surfaces high-intent leads for admissions counselors. Nam's team took MAE from prototype to a hardened production deployment, with full end-to-end testing, cross-region failover and infrastructure as code.

Olu Olaniyan is a Consulting Solutions Architect at World Wide Technology (WWT), specializing in designing and deploying enterprise-grade Google Cloud solutions. With a talent for bridging complex engineering concepts and executive business value, Olu helps public sector organizations and global enterprises accelerate their digital transformation.

Currently, his work focuses on robust AI infrastructure and the secure deployment of generative and Agentic AI. By leveraging platforms like Google Cloud Agent Platform, Olu builds scalable, mission-critical multi-agent architectures tailored for high-stakes environments.

At the Google Public Sector Summit, Olu is passionate about demonstrating how advanced AI—when backed by zero-trust security and human-in-the-loop governance—can solve real-world infrastructure challenges, break down data silos, and fundamentally modernize public sector operations for maximum mission impact.

Aleks Ontman is part of Deloitte's AI and Data practice, where he leads the Google Cloud Center of Excellence for Federal, State, and Local — setting the technical vision and strategy behind Google-focused AI and data solutions, from large-scale cloud migrations to analytics built natively on Google Cloud.



With 15+ years spanning academia, industry, and government, Aleks pairs deep expertise in NLP, graph theory, and stochastic modeling with a track record of turning advanced machine learning research into production-grade systems that solve high-stakes, real-world problems. He builds and mentors high-performing technical teams, closing the gap between what's technically possible and what actually performs at scale.

Yanni Pelekanos is a Principal in Deloitte's Federal Human Capital practice, where he serves as the firm's Human Capital Innovation and Asset Leader. With more than 30 years of experience advising federal and commercial organizations, Yanni helps clients modernize their workforce, transform human capital operations, and harness AI and data-driven insights to improve organizational performance. He has led large-scale, agentic AI-powered transformation initiatives — including deploying conversational AI and workflow automation across some of the largest federal workforces in the country — directing multidisciplinary teams across complex stakeholder environments. Drawing on Deloitte's alliance with Google Cloud, Yanni guides organizations through change by aligning workforce strategy, emerging AI technology, and program execution to deliver measurable, mission-critical outcomes.

Mathew Soltis is the head of Technology Consulting and Alliances at GDIT, where he leads
solutions and delivery teams supporting public sector programs to advance the mission.
He envisioned and built the GDIT cloud digital accelerator HIVE, focused on cloud
migration, modernization, and management, and manages the cross GDIT Cloud Center of
Excellence, FinOps practice, and technical community. He also leads Strategic Solution
Partners and Alliances teams. Soltis is passionate about customer success leveraging
technology, innovation, and digital transformation. He has served as a “trusted advisor” to
the CIOs in some of the world’s largest organizations in the Public Sector, Financial
Services, Communications, and Manufacturing sectors.

Prior to GDIT, Soltis was the Vice President of cloud at Qumulo, a Series E startup, where
he ran Qumulo’s cloud file data lake services and launched Qumulos first SaaS service on
Azure. He also served as the Americas Head of cloud Revenue & Field Operations at F5
Networks, where he managed the America’s business and technical relationships with
cloud providers, consulting partners, and cloud Marketplaces. He spent 3+ years at
Amazon Web Services, where he launched and ran the Public Sector AWS Marketplace
service, including the P&L’s for regulated industries and government regions. At AWS, he
led technical business development, operations, digital marketing, and solution teams.
Before joining AWS, Soltis was a 20-year veteran at DEC/Compaq/HPE, where he drove
growth in some of HPE’s largest services and accounts as Global Public Sector Consulting,
and the US Infrastructure Transformation Consulting practice. He functioned in several
alliance leadership positions and as the executive sponsor for the HP-Microsoft alliance.
Soltis has also worked in leadership roles at the Silicon Valley Start Verity Inc., MCI
Telecommunications, and the National Institutes of Health based in Washington D.C. Soltis
has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. He resides in
Annapolis, Maryland and is based out of GDIT’s Falls Church VA office.

Gary serves as the Senior Manager of Google Workspace Adoption at Daston Corporation. A Google Workspace Certified Trainer and AI specialist, Gary brings 13 years of cloud technology expertise alongside a 17-year background in public education and educational administration. He leads Daston’s training program development, leveraging tools like Gemini AI and prompt engineering to help organizations drive productivity and modernize workflows. Gary excels at change management, seamlessly guiding teams through legacy system transitions while ensuring measurable ROI on their Google Workspace investment.

Wendy Welch serves as Senior Vice President of Public Sector Sales at TD SYNNEX, where
she leads the company’s Federal and State, Local, and Education (SLED) business. She is
responsible for shaping growth strategy, driving organizational development, and expanding
market opportunities while strengthening partnerships across government, education, and public
sector communities.

A global technology and channel executive with 25+ years of experience, Wendy has a proven
record of transforming gotomarket strategy, elevating competitive position, and mobilizing
highperforming teams. She is known for aligning strategy, execution, and partner influence to
deliver outcomes at scale.

Before joining TD SYNNEX, Wendy served as Microsoft’s General Manager for Global OEM
Partnerships, leading worldwide alliances with HP Inc. and HPE across software, cloud, and AI.
She previously held leadership roles at Lenovo and HP Poly.  During her tenure at Lenovo,
teams delivered record U.S. Public Sector market share and modernized their OneLenovo
channel strategy. Earlier, she cofounded the first SaaS provider for campus commerce in U.S.
higher education.

Wendy is a six-time Women of the Channel (WOTC) honoree, including multiple Power 100
recognitions, and serves on the Women of the Channel Global Leadership Council and CRN's Women of the Channel Advisory Board. Her leadership and commitment to advancing the
channel are further demonstrated through her role on the Board of Directors for the Leaders
Institute.

Known for her clarity, courage, and collaborative leadership style, Wendy is a committed mentor
and sponsor who builds highperforming teams, strengthens culture, and empowers leaders to
take bold, strategic steps in their careers. Her career reflects a consistent theme: driving
transformation across people, partners, ecosystems to deliver meaningful, sustainable impact.