Speakers

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Thomas Santucci is a seasoned executive with over three decades of experience in the public and private sectors. He currently serves as the Director of the IT Modernization Division at the General Services Administration (GSA), where he serves as managing partner of data center, cloud, and IPv6 policies with OMB. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Cloud & Infrastructure Community of Practice, which has nearly 4,000 members from across the federal IT workforce.

Throughout his career, Santucci has been known for his strategic vision, his deep understanding of government operations and regulations, and his ability to drive organizational change through effective leadership and collaboration. He is a recognized thought leader in the field of government operations, and has been widely published and quoted in leading publications and media outlets.

Prior to joining GSA in 2019, Mr. Santucci managed the Data Center Transformation Initiative (DCTI) for the Department of Justice (DOJ). At DOJ, he led the enterprise strategy for the Department to achieve its DCOI objectives and accomplish its cloud adoption goals, as well as provided the overall enterprise vision and policies for DOJ’s future computing environment. Using the methodologies he developed and implemented to meet the intent of these programs, DCTI ultimately exceeded the targets established for the Department, which led to DOJ being recognized as employing best practices by GAO.

Matt brings over 15 years of experience to his role as Principal Solutions Architect at Kasten by Veeam. He has a background in cloud computing, DevSecOps, and IT infrastructure, including cloud infrastructure, virtualization, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and web application development. Matt has experience working with various State and Federal government agencies, having previously worked for the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), the University of Georgia, and for various clients while working for Accenture and Accenture Federal Services as a Technology Consultant.