{"id":22913,"date":"2020-03-09T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/09\/gsas-first-data-expert-is-leaving-government\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:46:49","slug":"gsas-first-data-expert-is-leaving-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2020\/03\/09\/gsas-first-data-expert-is-leaving-government\/","title":{"rendered":"GSA\u2019s first data expert is leaving government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General Services Administration\u2019s first-ever chief data officer will be leaving government March 13 to work in the private sector, agency officials said March 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kris Rowley joined GSA in 2013, prior to which he spent over a decade working in data-focused projects at the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring his tenure, Kris led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/it-networks\/2019\/09\/16\/the-skill-sets-agencies-need-in-a-data-driven-government\/\" target=_blank>GSA\u2019s data management<\/a> and analytics program and created our data management platform (D2D) that collects, manages and analyzes complex data to enable data-driven decision-making,\u201d GSA\u2019s Chief Information Officer David Shive wrote in an note to staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKris has a passion to understand the data culture and took the lead in cultivating and discussing ways to improve information management and data access across the agency. He also established and matured GSA\u2019s data governance structure and developed a data science talent management strategy. With his leadership, GSA is recognized as a leader for data management across the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2020\/02\/03\/why-omb-gave-agencies-freedom-on-chief-data-officers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-by-denizbayram_Getty-Images.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why OMB gave agencies freedom on chief data officers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Top Office of Management and Budget officials discussed why they didn&#039;t provide specific guidance on who federal agencies had to hire to lead data efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowley told Federal Times that his time in government was marked by an \u201cevolution\u201d in the way that leadership especially understands data and its ability to drive missions and modernization within an agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think more and more people want to have a data-driven environment, and they want to pull up real time information, look at it and use it to be able to understand what\u2019s going on in their organization. That culture has really evolved and will continue to evolve,\u201d said Rowley, adding that agencies will need to continue to do work to ensure that all levels of an organization have the data literacy to understand how to do that work well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe best way to have those kinds of conversations is to do as many demos as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That increased data focus will also require a workforce that is ready and capable of dealing with data in their daily work, and Rowley said that it behooves agencies to look for essential skills within their current workforce to map out what they can bring to the forefront and what gaps need to be filled with new hires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowley led efforts within GSA to improve that data culture and literacy, while also spearheading efforts like hosting hackathons to improve agency applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think hackathons are great \u2014 don\u2019t get me wrong, they\u2019re a lot of work to put together, and we\u2019ve done a few of those at GSA over the years \u2014 but they\u2019re a lot of fun and they provide a ton of value,\u201d said Rowley, adding that the expectations for a hackathon should be set to fit the narrow couple of problems that the agency plans to tackle in that moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowley leaves government just as the role of the chief data officer is gaining significance, as the White House mandated in July 2019 that all agencies must name a CDO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The role is a relatively new one, with Capital One establishing the first known version of the position in 2002. The Federal Reserve was the first government agency to establish a CDO in 2013, and GSA created its role in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/2020\/01\/31\/why-the-cdo-council-is-an-important-part-of-the-federal-data-strategy\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1160479074.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why the CDO council is an important part of the federal data strategy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Two top OMB officials talked with reporters before the chief data officer council held its inaugural meeting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his experience at GSA, Rowley said that while there are a lot of data areas agencies could tackle, it is beneficial to focus on a select few that coincide with leadership priorities and agency needs, rather than focusing on all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For GSA, those areas with the highest benefit were enterprise technologies and data governance priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were spending money in silos and pockets mostly on legacy tools. And don\u2019t get me wrong, we still are to some extent, but you\u2019ve seen a coalescing across GSA onto a common platform, using common tools and really building a bottom-up support from data practitioners across the agency,\u201d said Rowley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile the role Rowley is leaving will likely see noticeable changes in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI see the role of a chief data officer in government changing, and evolving, and transforming a lot over the next five years. People are going to move these potions around, they\u2019re going to look to different people until they settle into a more long term role,\u201d said Rowley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBe patient. That is the key to this role, patience. There is going to be a portion of the population that\u2019s going to want to go a million miles an hour in this space and to try and develop things at a huge, fast pace. 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