Speakers

Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi is Head of U.S. Federal Civilian Policy at Google, focused on bringing innovative technologies into the government. Prior to Google, he worked for the U.S. government and was a litigator.

Omid received his B.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Miami and will receive his LL.M. in Government Procurement from the George Washington University Law School. He currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife.

Mike Raker is the Chief Technology Officer at Maximus, where he leads the company’s Technology and Innovation organization. In this role, he is responsible for setting the strategic technology direction, aligning innovative technical solutions with enterprise goals, driving research and development investments, and advancing next-generation capabilities across all business segments. Under his leadership, Maximus has launched two key capability accelerators in artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) and customer experience (CX) and helped establish the company’s Global Capability Center (GCC) to enhance global growth and operational excellence.

With a deep background in delivering differentiated technology solutions at scale, Raker brings decades of experience supporting government clients worldwide. Before joining Maximus, he served in multiple leadership roles, including Vice President and Director of Mission Software, where he developed and led global software factory operations and drove innovation for mission-critical systems. His experience also includes CTO roles at venture-backed product and services scaleups, spanning product development, strategy, and operational scaling across domestic and international markets.

As a leading strategic partner to governments around the world, Maximus supports the transformation and delivery of public services in response to today’s most complex challenges across health, civilian, and defense markets.