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  Mark Forman — KPMG LLP    

Mark FormanMark Forman is a partner at KPMG LLP where he leads two major business elements: Advisory Services work for Civilian agencies of the Federal Government; and Information Risk Management Services work across all federal agencies.

From 2001 through 2003, Mark was appointed by President George W. Bush to be the Administrator E-Government and Information Technology, the Federal government’s first Chief Information Officer. From his position at the White House, he managed over $58 billion of IT investments, led the President’s effort to create a more productive, citizen-centric government, and was responsible for the development and implementation of IT policies, including security and privacy. He established and drove the federal government’s IT investment decision-making process and Federal Enterprise Architecture, ensuring alignment of IT spending with the country’s most pressing needs.

Prior to joining KPMG, Mark was a co-founder and Executive VP at Cassatt Corporation of San Jose, CA. He also held corporate management positions at Unisys Global Industries and IBM Global Services.

He earned a BS in economics at the Ohio State University and an MS from the Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. He is a Principal & CIO SAGE at the Council for Excellence in Government, senior fellow of the John C. Stennis Institute for Public Service, and has recently been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

   
 

 

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