Jeffrey King has revealed on LinkedIn Saturday that he is stepping down as acting chief information officer of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Jeff King’s Career Achievements
King also currently serves as principal deputy CIO of the Treasury Department. The senior technology executive oversees the department’s engineering, infrastructure and operations. He also manages a $6 billion technology portfolio.
Before joining the government, King was with Deloitte for over three years as the senior manager of the cyber risk practice. In this capacity, the executive supervised teams tasked with developing and implementing enterprise cybersecurity capabilities for global financial institutions.
King also served as principal of the global cybersecurity practice at IBM Promontory, where he worked closely with senior executives of global financial institutions on developing intelligence-driven cybersecurity programs.
The executive previously worked at the Treasury Department from 2011 to 2017. He was a senior adviser for cybersecurity responsible for developing and implementing shared security services across the department. He also served as adviser to senior technology leaders.
King started his career as an associate in the national security practice at Booz Allen Hamilton. He led the engineering and operational efforts for enterprise-wide cybersecurity platforms for the military and intelligence sectors.
“I’m deeply appreciative of the confidence that leadership had in me to lead both the department and IRS technology teams through significant transitions,” said King. “I will be cheering the team on as they continue to perform critical work in support of the Treasury mission,” he added.
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