Career
Gray's career began at Lockheed Martin,where he worked as a systems engineer and analyst before transitioning into a management role. [2] He worked at Lockheed Martin for more than a decade. [1]
Following his time at Lockheed Martin,Gray held roles in the healthcare sector. [2] He served as chief information officer (CIO) of the Miami VA Healthcare System and as chief technology officer of the National Naval Medical Center. [2] Gray was CIO at the Defense Manpower Data Center. [3]
Gray later served as associate CIO at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). At DOT,he managed an information technology (IT) portfolio valued at $3.5 billion and provided leadership on IT policy,information governance,compliance,and departmental policy. [1] [2]
In June 2016,Gray became the CIO of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). [4] In this role,he oversaw $844 million in annual IT investments and managed an annual Office of the CIO operating budget of $121 million. [2] During his tenure,the department moved from on-premises data centers to the cloud and collaborated with the Technology Modernization Fund Board to secure $20 million for the adoption of zero trust architecture. [1] He managed IT operations supporting the department's loan portfolio,which exceeded $1 trillion. [1] He remained in this role until his departure in August 2022. [4]
On August 15,2022,Gray became the CIO of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). [3] In that position,he served as the authorizing official for all USAID IT systems,the senior accountable official for supply chain risk management,and the co-chair of the IT steering subcommittee. [2] On January 20,2025,Gray was named the acting administrator of USAID during the second presidency of Donald Trump. He served in that role until February 3,2025,when Marco Rubio was made acting director. [5]
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