Pyke is the CIO of the U.S. Department of Energy.  Prior to joining the Department of Energy, Pyke worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce. He was the CIO there from 2001 to 2005.  Pyke worked at the Department of Commerce for over 30 years in senior management roles and his focus was on information technology. During his time as CIO at the Department of Commerce, he was in charge of major enhancements in IT security, planning, and investments.

Pyke started his career at the National Bureau of Standards. He was the Director of the Center for Computer Systems Engineering and following that he was the Director for the Center of Programming Science and Technology. After that, Pyke joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) where he became an Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services. He was in this role for 6 years before he became the NOAA Director for High Performance Computing and Communications. Following that, he was NOAA’s first ever CIO.

Pyke graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology where he was a Westinghouse Scholar. He later earned a Master’s in Computer Systems from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow. Pyke has received several awards in his career such as the Who’s Who in America, the Department of Commerce Gold Medal award, Engineering Science Awards, and 2 Presidential Meritorious Rank Awards.

A member of the Senior Executive Service, McMillin is the deputy chief of warfighting integration and deputy CIO of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. McMillin partakes in leading five directorates and four field-operating agencies consisting of more than 1,800 military and civilian personnel and contractors supporting a portfolio valued at $17 billion.

Prior to his current assignment, McMillin was the deputy director of the Air Force staff in Washington, D.C. He began his federal civil-service career in the early 1980s as an auditor with the Defense Contract Audit Agency. He later served as an operations and maintenance budget analyst for Naval Air Systems Command, and as a procurement budget analyst for the Office of the Comptroller of the Navy.

Following those positions, McMillin performed duties as a management support director and executive director at the Naval Plant Representative Office in Melbourne, Australia. He returned to the Pentagon as a budget analyst for the Defense Business Operations Fund in the Office of the Comptroller of the Navy where he stayed until 1992.

From 1992 to 1997, McMillin served as the technical director, then as the deputy director for program analysis and financial management at U.S. Transportation Command. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 1997 as USTRANSCOM’s deputy director for plans and policy.

Later, he was assigned to U.S. Air Force headquarters as associate director of programs in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs. He was then appointed director for policy, planning and resources for the Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer.

McClam is the deputy chief information officer for policy for the USDA, Office of the Chief Information Officer. He is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for IT and cybersecurity policies, capital planning and enterprise architecture for USDA’s IT program.

Before joining USDA, McClam served as the acting and deputy CIO at the United States Small Business Administration. His responsibilities included overseeing the management and operations of the agency’s IT enterprise; data center and telecommunication operations; and IT infrastructure support for 79 locations throughout the continental United States, Guam and Puerto Rico.

In his role as the acting CIO, McClam modernized the agency’s aging COBOL Loan Accounting Systems mainframe system that supported a $90 billion loan portfolio, and he also served as the managing partner and executive lead responsible for implementing a government-wide, multimillion-dollar business gateway IT solution.

McClam also held a position as the lead Internal Revenue Service executive responsible for the successful year 2000 code-renovation initiative. At the Department of Justice, he served as the assistant director of the Information Management & Security Staff, where he managed and oversaw IT requirements for the department’s major law enforcement and litigation components.

McClam earned his Master of Public Administration from the Troy State University, and he also completed advanced graduate degree studies in Information Systems Management from the University of Southern California, as well as attended advanced management studies as a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management.

Swart is the CIO for the U.S. Department of State. She has held this position since February 2008 and currently is a member of the Senior Foreign Service and has a rank of Minister Counselor.

Before her role as CIO for the Department of State, Swart was the Deputy CIO for Business, Planning, and Customer Service and the Chief Knowledge Officer. Swart worked in the Foreign Service from 1989 to 2006 and she held various positions overseas, as well as in Washington. For example, one of the positions she held was Dean of the School of Applied Information Technology at the Foreign Service Institute.

Some of her other duties included: Information Management Officer in Cairo, Egypt, Office Director for Customer Service, Bureau of information Resource Management, Deputy Executive Director in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Special Assistant in the Bureau of Administration, as well as various Information Management assignments in Caracas, Venezuela.

Swart graduated from National War College. She also attended Virginia Commonwealth University where she earned her undergraduate degree.

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson is the Department of the Army staff’s chief information officer/G-6. Before his current position, Sorenson was the deputy for acquisition and systems management to the assistant secretary of the Army.

After graduating from the United States Military Academy,  Sorenson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in field artillery, serving in tactical units at III Corps Artillery and in Germany. Following his transfer into the Military Intelligence Corps, he served as the division artillery intelligence officer and completed several assignments at the division staff and operational level.

Sorenson has more than 20 years of acquisition experience as a certified U.S. Army material acquisition manager. Some of his acquisition assignments have included director of program control; course director for the Executive Program Managers Course; director of science and technology integration; product manager for ground-based common sensor-light programs; and project manager for night vision/reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition.

Sorenson received his bachelor of science degree from the United States Military Academy and earned an MBA from Northwestern University. He is also a graduate of the program manager and executive program managers courses at the Defense System Management College; the Armed Forces Staff College; and the Army War College.

Hitch is the CIO of the U.S. Department of Justice. He has held this position since 2002. Before working at the Department of Justice, Hitch worked as a Senior Partner at Accenture. While he worked at Accenture, for 28 years, he helped lead various government organizations (such as Department of Sate, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and several state and local governments) through big change initiatives.

Hitch also served in the U.S. Navy for 5 years, and he attained the rank of lieutenant. Hitch graduated from George Washington University, where he earned a Master’s of System Management. Prior to that, he attended Muhlenberg College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics.

Williams is the CIO for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has been in this role since this past summer. Before entering this position, Williams was the CIO for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Before CIO for the Department of the Interior, Williams held the position of Director of Financial Management for the Director of National Intelligence.

Additionally, in his career, Williams has worked in several other departments in the federal sector. He was the acting CIO and deputy CIO for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as the acting CIO for the U.S. Small Business Administration. He was the former Chief of the Federal Financial Management Systems Branch at the Office of Management and Budget.

Williams began his career at the Department of Defense. He has been in the federal sector for over 20 years. He is a graduate of Troy University and Cheyney University, where he earned a degree in Accounting and Public Administration. Additionally, Williams earned a professional certification in financial management.

Harris is the CIO of the U.S. Department of Education. He was been with the Department of Education for over 20 years, working in both IT and financial management. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the IT Department at the College of Southern Maryland, and he has been on this board since 1994. He is also an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Howard University, where he teaches coursework in Computer Technology. He previously taught at George Mason University.

Before he entered into the position of CIO in the fall of 2008, he served as the department’s Deputy CFO. Before serving as CFO, Harris was the Director of Financial Systems Operations in the Office of the CFO. The first position Harris held at the Department of Education was a computer analyst.

Harris graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with a bachelor’s degree in Communications. He later attended Howard University where he earned a Masters and PhD. in Organizational Management.

Hilding is the CIO of the U.S Department of Commerce. Before this position, Hilding worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She was at NASA for over 23 years. Her first position with NASA was an instrumentation engineer on a Life Support System project. After that she moved to the Space Shuttle Vehicle Engineering group.

Over the years she moved up the ranks of management. Some of her leadership roles included Executive Director of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, as well as the Chief of Staff to the NASA Deputy Administrator for a few years. Her final position at NASA before moving over to the Department of Commerce was the Assistant Associate Administrator for Space Operations and Exploration Systems Integration.

Hilding graduated from University of Nebraska with a degree in Engineering Physics. Additionally, Hilding has attended various prestigious programs on leadership and management. For example, she attended Syracuse University’s National Security Studies Leadership course in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

General Lord is the Chief of Warfighting Integration and CIO for the Department of the Air Force.  In this role, General Lord is in charge of 5 directorates and 2 field-operating agencies. Before his current position, General Lord was the Commander of Air Force Cyberspace Command at Barksdale Air Force base. Additionally, General Lord has held numerous different duties with tours in the United States, Europe, the White House, as well as the U.S Central Command.

General Lord graduate from the U.S Air Force Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biological and life sciences.  He later earned a master’s in business administration and national resource strategy.

General Lord has been awarded numerous medals and achievements in his career. Some of those medals include Defense Superior Service Medal, Air Force Recognition Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters, Humanitarian Service Medal, and Distinguished Service Medal. Some of his other achievements include Defense Department Innovator of the Year Awards from Microsoft in 2001, Presidential Communications Officer of the Year Award from the White House in 1991, and the General and Mrs. Jerome F. O’Malley Award in 2006 to name a few.