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<\/a><\/figure>NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency\u2019s chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agency\u2019s entire portfolio of Information Technology products and services. Gallagher has been serving in an acting capacity since January and his permanent role is effective immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cSean Gallagher\u2019s leadership has been instrumental in strengthening NASA\u2019s IT foundation and ensuring our workforce has the secure, modern tools needed to enable groundbreaking missions every day,\u201d said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson. \u201cAs CIO, Sean will continue advancing the agency\u2019s technology capabilities to support discovery, innovation, and mission success across NASA.\u201d<\/p>\n
Most recently, Gallagher also has served as the deputy chief information officer for Operations in the Office of the Chief Information Officer at NASA Headquarters in Washington, as well as a senior advisor for Transformation. This team provides services to tens of thousands of end users located in the U.S. and abroad in support of NASA missions, enabling discoveries, faster data sharing, increased workforce productivity, and more. Gallagher has worked with all NASA centers to implement efficient and effective IT operating models.<\/p>\n
Previously, Gallagher was the CIO of NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, leading IT initiatives for aeronautics, space, research and engineering, and test missions. He joined NASA in 2012 as Glenn\u2019s deputy CIO and previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior associate supporting a variety of federal, defense, and commercial customers.<\/p>\n
Gallagher developed his leadership and management experience as a Signal Corps officer in the United States Army.\u00a0He also served as a platoon leader managing the combat service support readiness of a tactical communications unit, a human resource manager for the 40th Signal Battalion, and as a network engineer for the 11th Signal Brigade.\u00a0He has a bachelor\u2019s degree in physics from John Carroll University and a master\u2019s degree in computer information systems from the University of Phoenix.<\/p>\n
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