Speakers

Colleen Heller-Stein is the Executive Director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council.
In this capacity, she oversees the CHCO Council and works with human capital leaders from across the federal government on the development and implementation of human capital strategies and policies. She also leads the Council in implementing Executive Orders and elements of the President's Management Agenda that impact the federal workforce. Colleen consults on legislative proposals, advises the OPM Director on human capital matters and serves as principal liaison for the OPM Director with CHCO Council members, cross-agency councils, and external partners, representing OPM’s priorities.

Prior to this role, Colleen served as the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer for the Department of the Treasury, where she served since 2010 in roles of increasing scope, complexity, responsibility, and impact, including Senior HR Business Partner for Domestic Finance, Director of the Office of Human Resources for Departmental Offices, and Acting Chief Human Capital Officer. In these roles, Colleen led several major organizational stand-ups, a complex workforce reshaping initiative, establishment and implementation of new pay plans, onboarding during the  2021 Presidential transition, and played a significant role in helping the Treasury workforce navigate the COVID-19 pandemic for its employees world-wide.

Before joining the Treasury Department Colleen held numerous positions in state and Federal government with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Government Publishing Office, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Her experience also includes work abroad supporting active-duty military personnel and veterans in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Colleen is a graduate of the Partnership for Public Service's Excellence in Government Fellows program and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Dickinson College and a Master of Public Administration degree from the George Washington University's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.

Laura Stanton is the Acting Commissioner for GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service. FAS provides buying platforms and acquisition services to Federal, DoD, State, and Local governments for a broad range of items from office supplies and motor vehicles to information technology and telecommunications products and services.

Previously, Laura served as Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Information Technology Category in FAS, where she managed the largest fee-for-service IT procurement and services operation in the U.S. government. Laura oversaw more than 6,000 contracts that provide access to relevant and timely IT and telecommunications products, services, and solutions to defense and civilian agencies, as well as to state, local, and tribal governments.

Before rising to lead ITC, Laura served as its Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Category Management, where she oversaw a portfolio of acquisition solutions including the Government-wide Acquisition Contracts Alliant 2, VETS 2, 8(a) STARS II and III. In addition, her portfolio also included the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions and the USAccess shared services programs. Laura’s guidance and oversight of the category teams helped ITC play a critical role in the Administration’s IT modernization efforts to drive a more efficient and effective government for the American people.

Laura came to ITC from GSA’s Office of Enterprise Strategy Management. As the Assistant Commissioner, Laura directed FAS’s strategic business planning, performance management, category management, and Acquisition Gateway adoption. She played an integral role in creating and executing a FAS strategic vision that aims to establish itself as the Government Acquisition Marketplace. She also coordinated with the Category Management Leadership Council and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to implement category management government-wide.

In 2023, Laura was the recipient of a Federal 100 Award and the Government Eagle Award for lifetime achievement in government. Laura was also a recipient of the 2015 Federal 100 Awards, presented to government, industry, and academic leaders who have played pivotal roles affecting how the federal government acquires, develops, and manages IT.

Jamison Braun leads SAP Americas’ U.S. Public Services practice, which encompasses federal, state, and local government, as well as the higher education, aerospace and defense, and healthcare industries. He is responsible for leading strategy, business operations, revenue performance, customer relationships, and overall customer satisfaction throughout the United States. 

Jamison joined SAP from Salesforce, where he served as Vice President of Global Public Sector, driving growth across Autonomous Agents (AI), Slack, and Field Service for government customers. Prior to Salesforce, Jamison led NATO and European Defense organizations, helping modernize citizen engagement and mission outcomes.

Before entering the private sector, Jamison spent four decades as a senior uniformed officer in the U.S. Department of Defense. His final post was at U.S. European Command, where he served as Chief of Staff and Senior Military Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, leading coordination across a 51-country area of responsibility.

A recognized transformation leader, Jamison launched the Department of Defense’s inaugural cloud initiative with the Department of the Air Force and pioneered enterprise-wide human capital modernization efforts, including the establishment of the first Office of People Analytics to support data-driven portfolio decisions.

Jamison holds multiple graduate degrees in business, systems analysis, and international strategy, is a graduate of Harvard University’s Executive Program, and is a recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Disney Innovation Award. He is based in San Antonio, Texas.