Strategic Advisors to Government Executives (SAGE) Membership Interested in becoming a SAGE? Admission to this network is by invitation only. Please contact Haley Foster with any questions. Interested in connecting with a SAGE? Please contact Haley Foster for more information. Email Haley MORE PARTNERSHIPNETWORKS Federal Human Capital Collaborative Federal Innovation Council Government Advisory Leadership Council Leadership Alumni Network Research Advisory Council Back to Leadership and Collaboration Strategic Advisors to Government Executives (SAGE) Spread across six communities of practice—chief acquisition officers, chief financial officers, chief human capital officers, chief information officers, chief operating officers and chiefs of staff—SAGEs lend their expertise to help senior leaders navigate the complex federal environment and the political, management, legal and fiduciary demands of their positions. Criteria for SAGE Induction To become a SAGE, candidates must meet the following criteria: Must be a former federal government employee, and have: A demonstrated commitment to public service, including previous experience in a C-suite – or equivalent level – federal role; An ability to be nonpartisan, open-minded and willing to advise current federal leaders on a variety of topics; A commitment to advancing the mission of the Partnership ahead of personal business or conflicts of interest while completing SAGE engagements; and A relevant professional background that supports the Partnership’s mission and priorities and contributes to the diversity of experiences and skills represented by the SAGE community. “The Partnership works across administrations to help senior executives and political appointees navigate the demands of government, providing support to the leaders of our most important democratic institution.” – Karen Evans, chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security, 2020-2021 Co-Chairs SAGE co-chairs are integral to the success of our program. Each of these talented executives lead one of our six SAGE communities and ensure that we are coordinating effectively across them. The co-chairs also collaborate with the Partnership to set the strategic direction for the program, recruit new members and engage existing SAGEs in our efforts to support federal leaders. Thumbnail for Jim Williams Jim Williams Chief Acquisition Officer SAGE Co-Chair Thumbnail for Maureen Wylie Maureen Wylie Chief Financial Officer SAGE Co-Chair Thumbnail for Reginald Wells Reginald Wells Chief Human Capital Officer SAGE Co-Chair Thumbnail for John Gilligan John Gilligan Chief Information Officer SAGE Co-Chair Thumbnail for Beth McGrath Beth McGrath Chief Operating Officer SAGE Co-Chair Thumbnail for Joan DeBoer Joan DeBoer Chiefs of Staff SAGE Co-Chair The SAGE Community has: 130 SAGEs 33 political appointees across seven administrations 77 career senior executives Representation from over 40 different federal agencies 20-30 average years of government service 300 hours contributed to the program annually Active SAGE Members CAOs Al BurmanFormer Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy – Office of Management and Budget Kay ElyFormer Assistant Commissioner, Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration – General Services Administration Ronald C. FlomFormer Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Housing & Urban Development Claire GradyFormer Under Secretary for Management – Department of Homeland Security Ruby HarveyFormer Executive Director, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Veterans Affairs – Department of Veterans Affairs Kymm McCabeFormer Deputy Director, Office of Business Transformation – Department of the Army Kevin Youel PageFormer Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Servic – General Services Administration Stan SolowayFormer Deputy Undersecretary of Acquisition Reform, Defense Reform Initiative – Department of Defense Jim WilliamsFormer Commissioner, Acting Administrator, Federal Acquisition Service – General Services Administration Robert BurtonFormer Acting Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy – Office of Management and Budget Michael FishettiFormer Director, Acquisition Management and Support – Department of Defense Greg GiddensFormer Chief Acquisition Officer – Department of Veterans Affairs Dave GrantFormer Chief Procurement Officer – Federal Emergency Management Agency Luke McCormackFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Homeland Security Keith NakasoneFormer Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Acquisition Management, U.S. General Services Administration Anne RungFormer U.S. Chief Acquisition Officer – Executive Office of the President Pat TamburrinoFormer Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness / Former Chief Human Capital Officer – Department of Defense Michael WootenFormer Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy – Office of Management and Budget CFOs Don BiceFormer Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration – Department of Agriculture Norman DongFormer Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service – General Services Administration | Former Chief Financial Officer – Federal Emergency Management Agency Troy EdgarFormer Chief Financial Officer – Department of Homeland Security Vincette GoerlFormer Chief Financial Officer – Department of Agriculture Scott QuehlFormer Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration – Department of Commerce Robert SheaFormer Associate Director for Administration and Government Performance – Office of Management and Budget Maureen WylieFormer Chief Financial Officer – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Doug CriscitelloFormer Chief Financial Officer – Department of Housing and Urban Development Brodi FontenotFormer Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer – Department of the Treasury Roger KodatFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary – Department of the Treasury Dave MaderFormer Controller and Acting Deputy Director for Management – Office of Management and Budget Tony ScardinoFormer Chief Financial Officer – U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Mark WeatherlyFormer Deputy Associate Director of Housing, Treasury and Commerce – Office of Management and Budget CHCOs Napoleon AveryFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Small Business Administration Jeri BuchholzFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Roger CampbellFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – National Reconnaissance Office Rebecca ContrerasFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Department of the Treasury Mark DobogaFormer Director of Plans and Integration, and Director, Air Force Personnel Operations Agency, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, United States Air Force; Deputy Associate Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel Management – U.S. Air Force Chuck GrimesFormer Chief Operating Officer, – Office of Personnel Management Jody HudsonFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Department of Energy Gail LovelaceFormer Assistant Administrator and Chief People Officer – General Services Administration William MiltonFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Department of Agriculture Jeff PonFormer Director – Office of Personnel Management John SepulvedaFormer Assistant Secretary of Human Resources – Department of Veterans Affairs Daniel SitterlyFormer Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness –Department of Veterans Affairs Pat TamburrinoFormer Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness / Former Chief Human Capital Officer – Department of Defense Reginald WellsFormer Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources – Social Security Administration Bev BabersFormer Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management & Budget, (Department of the Treasury) and Chief Human Capital Officer (IRS) – Internal Revenue Service Angie BaileyFormer Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security Scott CameronFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability and HR – Department of Interior Miriam CohenFormer Chief Human Capital Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Daniel GinsbergFormer Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs – U.S. Air Force Cynthia HeckmannFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Government Accountability Office Karlease KellyFormer Chief Learning Officer and Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Agriculture – Department of Agriculture Christine MajorFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Department of Health and Human Services Kathryn MedinaFormer Executive Director, Chief Human Capital Officers Council – Office of Personnel Management Jeff NealFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Department of Homeland Security Ron SandersFormer Chief Human Capital Officer – Office of the Director of National Intelligence Lynn SimpsonFormer Executive Director, Total Force Management, United States Pacific Fleet, Department of the Navy – Department of the Navy Felí Sola-CarterFormer Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer – Social Security Administration Joanne TornowFormer Chief Human Capital Officer and Head of the Office of Information and Resource Management– National Science Foundation CIOs Jon AlboumFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Agriculture Alan BalutisFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Commerce Michael CarletonFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Health and Human Services and General Services Administration Casey ColemanFormer Chief Information Officer – General Services Administration Linda CuretonFormer Chief Information Officer – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mark FormanFormer Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology – Office of Management and Budget John GilliganFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Energy and U.S. Air Force Sonny HashmiFormer Chief Information Officer, General Services Administration Joe KlimaviczFormer Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief Information Officer – Department of Justice John MarshallFormer Assistant Administrator for Management and Chief Information Officer – United States Agency for International Development Dave McClureFormer Associate Administrator, Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies – General Services Administration Ed MeagherFormer Deputy Chief Information Officer – Department of the Interior Dan MintzFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Transportation Dave PownerFormer Director of IT Management Issues – Government Accountability Office Kristin Seaver Former Chief Information Officer – United States Postal Service Henry SienkiewiczFormer Chief Information Officer, Defense Information Systems Agency – Department of Defense Pete TseronisFormer Chief Technology Officer – Department of Energy Renee WynnFormer Chief Information Officer – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Roger BakerFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Veterans Affairs Robert BreseFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Energy Dan ChenokFormer Branch Chief for Information Policy and Technology – Office of Management and Budget Steve CooperFormer Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce and Department of Homeland Security – Department of Commerce Karen EvansFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Homeland Security Stephen GalvanFormer Deputy Administrator, Chief Operating Officer, Chief of Staff and Chief Information Officer – Small Business Administration Margie GravesFormer Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer – Office of Management and Budget Ira HobbsFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of the Treasury Peter LevinFormer Chief Technology Officer – Department of Veterans Affairs Rajive MathurFormer Chief Information Officer and Deputy Comissioner for Systems – Social Security Administration Luke McCormackFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Homeland Security Essye MillerFormer Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer – Department of Defense Gloria ParkerFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Housing and Urban Development Anne ReedFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Agriculture Richard SpiresFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Homeland Security Dave WennergrenFormer Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer – Department of Defense Jerry WilliamsFormer Chief Information Officer – Department of Housing and Urban Development COOs Bruce AndrewsFormer Deputy Secretary and Chief of Staff – Department of Commerce Rafael BorrasFormer Under Secretary for Management – Department of Homeland Security Wynn CogginsFormer Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce Chris CummiskeyFormer Acting Under Secretary Management and Chief Acquisition Officer – Department of Homeland Security Chip FulghumFormer Deputy Under Secretary for Management – Department of Homeland Security Krysta HardenFormer Deputy Secretary – Department of Agriculture Pat KennedyFormer Undersecretary of State for Management – Department of State Beth McGrathFormer Deputy Chief Management Officer – Department of Defense Bob PerciasepeFormer Deputy Administrator – Environmental Protection Agency Nancy PotokFormer Chief Statistician – Office of Management and Budget Dan TangherliniFormer Administrator – General Services Administration Sherri BergerFormer Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Michell ClarkFormer Assistant Secretary of Management – Department of Education Patty CogswellFormer Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security – Department of Homeland Security Michèle FlournoyFormer Under Secretary of Defense for Policy – Department of Defense Chuck GrimesFormer Chief Operating Officer, – Office of Personnel Management Ned HollandFormer Assistant Secretary for Administration – Department of Health and Human Services Jenni MainFormer Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Krista PaquinFormer Deputy Associate Administrator – National Aeronautics and Space Administration John PorcariFormer Deputy Secretary – Department of Transportation Margaret WeichertFormer Deputy Director – Office of Management and Budget COSs Bruce AndrewsFormer Deputy Secretary and Chief of Staff – Department of Commerce Sherri BergerFormer Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Joan DeBoerFormer Chief of Staff – Department of Transportation Gwen KeyesFormer Chief of Staff – Environmental Protection Agency Emma VadehraFormer Chief of Staff – Department of Education Jeremy BashFormer Chief of Staff – Central Intelligence Agency & Department of Defense Claire Buchan ParkerFormer Chief of Staff – Department of Commerce Mike FrenchFormer Chief of Staff – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Rexon RyuFormer Chief of Staff – Department of Defense SAGE Emeriti The Partnership has appreciated the support of many exceptional former political and career executives from across government who have dedicated their time and expertise as a member of our SAGE community. We thank each of them for their contributions, which have been instrumental in helping us achieve our impact. Tony CiccoFormerly with the Government Accountability Office Mary Ellen Beach Formerly with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael DominguezFormerly with the Department of Defense Pat HealyFormerly with the Department of Agriculture Kathleen HirningFormerly with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Lee HolcombFormerly with the Department of Homeland Security Marvin LangstonFormerly with the Department of Defense Norm LorentzFormerly with the Office of Management and Budget Dan MatthewsFormerly with the Department of Transportation Bob HaleFormerly with the Department of Defense Frank BaitmanFormerly with the Department of Health and Human Services James TaylorFormerly with the Department of Labor John SindelarFormerly with the General Services Administration Richard GinmanFormerly with the Department of Defense W. Todd GramsFormerly with the Internal Revenue Service Nani ColorettiDeputy Director, Office of Management and Budget Steve KelmanFormerly with the Office of Management and Budget Melinda DarbyFormerly with the Department of Defense L. Reynolds CahoonFormerly with the National Archives and Records Administration Pat SchambachFormerly with the Transportation Security Administration Howard OsborneChief Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gale RossidesFormerly with the Transportation Security Administration Kathleen TurcoFormerly with the Department of Veterans Affairs Lisa SchlosserFormerly with the Office of Management and Budget Frontis WigginsFormerly with the Department of State Sallyanne HarperFormerly with the Government Accountability Office George MolaskiFormerly with the Department of Transportation Kimberly NelsonFormerly with the Environmental Protection Agency Charlie WilliamsFormerly with the Department of Defense David CohenDeputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency Michael DonleyDirector of Administration and Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Gina GrossoAssistant Secretary, Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs Laurel BlatchfordChief Implementation Officer, Inflation Reduction Act, Department of the Treasury Ventris GibsonDirector of the U.S. Mint, Department of the Treasury Jeff SteinhoffFormerly with the Government Accountability Office Hal SteinbergFormerly with the Office of Management and Budget Joseph KullFormerly with the Office of Management and Budget Vance HitchFormerly with the Department of Justice Alan WadeFormerly with the Central Intelligence Agency Diann McCoyFormerly with the Department of Defense Karen WilsonFormerly with the Department of Defense Molly O’NeillFormerly with the Environmental Protection Agency Michael HowellFormerly with the Office of Management and Budget Danny WerfelCommissioner, Internal Revenue Service Pamela PowersFormerly with the Department of Veterans Affairs Myra Howze ShiplettFormerly with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Charlie BoldenFormerly with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shoshana LewFormerly with the Department of Transportation Christine RiderFormerly with the Small Business Administration Jon HolladaySenior Advisor, Department of Agriculture Lee LofthusDepartment of Justice SAGE Roadmaps The SAGE network has produced roadmap reports designed to support federal leaders serving in and collaborating with federal CAO, CFO, CHCO and CIO roles. The reports outline the strategic and operational responsibilities for these positions, the challenges they need to address, the resources that are available to help and stakeholders who can provide support. Thumbnail for Federal CAO Roadmap Federal CAO Roadmap The Partnership for Public Service and ASI developed a roadmap that serves as an introduction to the roles and challenges of Federal Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs). Download Thumbnail for Federal CFO Roadmap Federal CFO Roadmap This resource provides federal chief financial officers with a high-level overview of the evolution of federal financial management, a detailed explanation of required duties and an outline of evolving duties based on emerging trends in the industry. Download Thumbnail for Federal CHCO Roadmap Federal CHCO Roadmap The Partnership for Public Service and Federal Management Partners, Inc., developed a roadmap highlighting the important role of Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs). Download Thumbnail for Federal CIO Roadmap Federal CIO Roadmap Developed as part of the Strategic Advisors to Government Executive (SAGE) program, this resource provides federal Chief Information Officers (CIOs) with a high-level overview of the president’s vision for technology, required responsibilities of a CIO as well as major deadlines that must be met. Download Transforming Government to a Post COVID-19 World This call to action from a group of CIO SAGEs identifies actions that government CIOs and senior executives should embrace to provide improved government operations and services in a post COVID-19 world. Download Staff Thumbnail for Haley Foster Haley Foster Associate Manager Thumbnail for Jill Hyland Jill Hyland Director
