Deputy Federal CIO Maria A. Roat to speak at IFE Women with Impact dinner
IFE’s Women with Impact program will host special guest speaker Deputy Federal CIO Maria A. Roat with a conversation centering around ‘Driving Digital Technology to Serve the Citizen’. The event will be co-hosted with H.E. Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States, at the House of Sweden with Coach Kathy Kemper. View: Principal Bios
About our special guest: Maria Roat is the Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of the Chief Information Officer. She was previously the Small Business Administration Chief Information Officer and served at the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Transportation in a number of technology leadership positions. Maria began her career in the United States Navy as a Data Processing Technician and later worked for the Department of the Navy in various technology and engineering positions. She was in the private sector for five years deploying and managing global enterprise technology programs. Maria retired from the U.S. Navy in 2007, with 26 years of active duty and reserve service, in which she obtained the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer, Information Systems Technician. Maria is a graduate of the University of Maryland earning a Bachelor of Arts in Information Systems Management, Harvard Business School Executive Education Program for Leadership Development, and the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy.
