Clare A. Martorana | |
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5th Chief Information Officer of the United States | |
In office March 2021 –January 2025 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Suzette Kent |
Succeeded by | Greg Barbaccia (2025) |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Saint Elizabeth University |
Clare A. Martorana is an American technology executive who served as Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States in the Biden Administration from March 2021 until January 2025. [1] She was the fifth person to hold the job of Federal CIO,which was created by the E-Government Act of 2002. The Federal CIO's office is a part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). [2] [3]
Prior to a career in public service,Martorana was President at Everyday Health and held a variety of executive roles across the WebMD corporation. [4]
Martorana joined the U.S. Digital Service team at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the year 2016, [5] establishing the agency’s digital modernization work to deliver veterans a modern digital experience on the agency's web platforms. [6] In 2019,she took on the role of the Chief Information Officer at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). [4] At OPM,Martorana managed the agency's technology enterprise as it rebuilt from the 2015 hacks involving the agency's security documents. [7]
President Biden appointed Martorana into the CIO role in March 2021. The role involved working on response to then 2020 SolarWinds hack,increasing overall customer experience across government, [8] implementing zero trust architecture patterns, [9] and setting rules for the adoption of artificial intelligence by federal agencies. She departed the role in January 2025 prior to the inauguration of President Trump. [10]