Chief Technology Officer, Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments, at Microsoft
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Chief Technology Officer & Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments at Microsoft
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- Senior Technology Officer, and Group Chief for Requirements & Research at Defense Intelligence Agency
- Head of Business Development at H5 Technologies, Inc.
- VP of Public Affairs & Public Policy at Clinton Reilly Group
- Strategic Marketing Consultant at City of San Jose, other agencies, corporations (Self-employed)
- Director of Communications at San Francisco Mayor
- Executive Director at San Jose Tomorrow Foundation
- Guest Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Special Assistant on Policy and Speechwriter at San Jose Mayor
- Education
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- Stanford University
- University of Virginia
- Université libre de Bruxelles
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Lewis Shepherd’s Summary
* Senior executive management for two decades in Washington DC and Silicon Valley, public/private sectors.
* National winner, 2007 “Government IT Leadership Award” for exceptional accomplishments, in creating the U.S. Government’s most dynamic IT organization, supporting a global intelligence-community enterprise.
* Expertise in strategic planning, operations management, investment decisions, leading complex change.
* Superb communicator, educated at top universities, previous guest lecturer for Stanford’s MBA program.
Lewis Shepherd’s Specialties:
Managing R&D teams, assessing technologies, strategic planning, managing complex organizational change, large-scale enterprise architecture, strategic communications, business intelligence, and competitive analysis.
Also: international relations, media & public affairs, and political predictions for fun and profit.
Lewis Shepherd’s Experience
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Chief Technology Officer & Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
December 2007 — Present (2 years )
Strategic and technical oversight of Microsoft long-range efforts to use advanced technologies to solve significant public-sector challenges. The Institute focuses on major enterprisewide problems of national governments, but also works with state and local governments and homeland security organizations in areas including national security, counterterrorism, e-government, health care, and education.
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Senior Technology Officer, and Group Chief for Requirements & Research
Defense Intelligence Agency
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2004 — November 2007 (3 years 10 months)
Led R&D for next-generation technological solutions for DIA and the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) enterprise. Responsible for information management strategic planning, and served as the senior consultant for DIA and DoD intelligence community technology needs. Managed business case analyses and evaluation of technology investments across the community. Managed high-impact special projects across multiple intelligence agencies at request of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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Head of Business Development
H5 Technologies, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Led corporate marketing strategy for successful technology startup providing advanced semantic-search software to corporate and intelligence customers. Joined founder/CEO in devising and presenting strategy to top venture capital firms (won $6.5 million in 2002). Personally pitched and closed company’s first $250,000 in software sales. Successfully matrixed marketing with product-development team, to ensure engineering execution.
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VP of Public Affairs & Public Policy
Clinton Reilly Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Leading West Coast government consulting firm. Senior lead on national/local accounts and officials. Firm’s clients have included leaders from both parties, including now-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Developed a comprehensive strategy for developing and maintaining technology enterprise-zones, and policies structuring urban tax incentives to capture information technology industries.
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Strategic Marketing Consultant
City of San Jose, other agencies, corporations (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
1991 — 1998 (7 years )
Consultant on multi-billion dollar projects for Redevelopment Agency of San Jose; other work for public agencies, private firms. Described as a “Silicon Valley luminary” by the San Jose Mercury News.
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Director of Communications
San Francisco Mayor
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Public Policy industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year )
Directed communications strategy and public policy for the mayor of San Francisco, including technology policy. Managed policy team on economic and tax strategy helping to spark the explosion of dot-com startups in San Francisco. Wrote policy papers, State of the City Address, Annual Budget Message.
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Executive Director
San Jose Tomorrow Foundation
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
1991 — 1994 (3 years )
Led well-respected Silicon Valley non-profit, funded by Apple and other tech firms plus government grants. Established innovative local/international public-policy projects in California and Northern Ireland.
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Guest Lecturer
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Public Policy industry)
1991 — 1992 (1 year )
Guest Lecturer for M.B.A. course on government and finance, “Politics and Management.”
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Special Assistant on Policy and Speechwriter
San Jose Mayor
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
1989 — 1991 (2 years )
Senior aide and technology advisor for mayor of America's tenth-largest city. Devised international initiatives to market Silicon Valley. Liaison to CEOs of major technology firms (e.g. Apple, IBM, HP).
Lewis Shepherd’s Education
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Stanford University
M.A. , Political Science , 1984 — 1987
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University of Virginia
B.A. , Government/Foreign Affairs , 1980 — 1984
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Université libre de Bruxelles
Troisieme , French language, seminars in politics
