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Dr. Kelly Fletcher

Chief Information Officer, United States Department of State

Dr. Kelly Fletcher serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the U.S. Department of State and the Assistant Secretary‐level head of the bureau of Diplomatic Technology. She oversees and guides the delivery of simple, modern, and secure technology to support global diplomacy for 100,000 users in 190 countries. She has improved the cybersecurity posture of the State Department and led the successful identification, response, and recovery of the Chinese hack of Microsoft. In addition, she has improved user experience through operational excellence, enhanced global connectivity, and delivery of new capabilities at all classification levels.

Dr. Fletcher’s career has been at the interface of national security, technology, and strategic resourcing. She previously served as the Principal Deputy CIO at the Department of Defense where she prioritized weapon system cybersecurity. She also served as the Department of the Navy Deputy CIO where she focused on affordable delivery of business solutions. In strategic resourcing positions at both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, she coordinated the development of Department‐wide 5‐year budgets – giving her unique insights into national security resourcing requirements and trade space.

Dr. Fletcher has been acknowledged as a leader in technology delivery through numerous awards including the Washington Exec 2023 Government CIO of the Year and FedScoop50 awards in 2022‐2024. She earned her Ph.D. in engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and her B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis.

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