Government CIO Influencers Series: Women Tech Leaders

Women are leading the charge for technology modernization at a growing number of federal agencies and large organizations. These efforts will facilitate transformative research and unprecedented progress in the spaces of medical research, public policy, national security and more. The Government CIO Influencer Series explores pressing questions in information technology and shares perspectives from the leaders of innovation at the highest levels of leadership.

 Helen Jang, Senior Director of RTI Merge and Project Catapult, will join Dorothy Aronson of the National Science Foundation, Melinda Rogers of the Department of Justice, and others to discuss how changing organization priorities are being applied to increase diversity and power transformational change. Join us at the event and be sure to check out the CIO Spotlight: Women Leading with Modernization panel. More information is below.

Panel 3: CIO Spotlight: Women Leading With Modernization 
12:20 - 12:50 pm

IT tends to be a field dominated by men, but there are women leading these efforts at a number of critical federal agencies. This panel of CIOs will discuss their top modernization priorities at their organizations and how offering diverse representation at the CIO level can benefit agencies. 

Speakers: 

• Helen Jang - Senior Director, RTI Merge & Project Catapult, RTI International

• Dorothy Aronson - CIO, National Science Foundation

• Lauren Knausenberger - CIO, Department of the Air Force 

• Melinda Rogerts - CIO, Department of Justice