Margaret (Margie) H.
Graves
Margaret (Margie) H. Graves
Acting Federal Chief Information Officer and Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology
Office of Management and Budget
Margaret H. Graves is the Acting Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States. Previously she served as the Deputy CIO. In this capacity, she had oversight of an IT portfolio of $5.4 billion in programs. In addition, Ms. Graves managed the operations of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, which covers the functional areas of Applied Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Data Management, IT Security, Infrastructure Operations, IT Accessibility, Budget and Acquisition.
Prior to her selection as Deputy Chief Information Officer, Ms. Graves served as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Deputy CIO. Ms. Graves also served as the Executive Director of the Enterprise Business Management Office within the DHS Office of the CIO. She developed and executed IT Portfolio strategies in alignment with the DHS Enterprise Architecture and established business processes for Capital Planning and Investment Control, departmental IT budget reviews and acquisition reviews. She also served as the Deputy Program manager for the Border and Transportation Security IT Integration Program. This program established the business case and the operational foundation for the Infrastructure Transformation Program which is the DHS roadmap for consolidating and securing the IT Infrastructure including networks, data centers, e-mail, wireless services, desktop services, and help desk services.
Ms. Graves has 20 years of experience in the management consulting industry where she held executive positions and also performed consulting engagements . She has experience in the areas of systems engineering, business process reengineering, strategic planning, financial management, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital planning.
Ms. Graves holds a M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and a B.S. in Chemistry, also from the University of Virginia.
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