Jonathan Alboum CTO Public Sector, Veritas

Veritas Technologies LLC appointed Jonathan Alboum as CTO, public sectorn to help government organizations manage, protect and extract new business value from data on-premises and across complex, multi-cloud environments.

He is a seasoned IT leader with experience in the private and public sectors, having served in executive roles in the federal government for more than a decade. His tenure includes serving as the CIO of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), where he led the development of the USDA’s IT modernization strategy that focused on cloud computing, network modernization and enhanced information security protections for a $3 billion annual technology spend.

Most recently, he led acquisitions and purchasing for the USDA, managing the oversight, assessment, and strategic planning of national programs comprising more than 70,000 awards worth $6 billion annually.

“The government sector, like most enterprises, is undergoing a huge digital transformation,” said Tom Kennedy, VP of public sector, Veritas. “Having the proper tools in place for data protection, global visibility and centralized multi-cloud data management is especially crucial when considering the highly critical information government systems store and process daily. Veritas is committed to supporting these initiatives, and I am excited to have Jonathan leading the development of our technological innovations for the public sector.”