Dr. Alan Shark, CEO and Executive Director, PTI

Alan Shark's career has spanned over 28 years as a widely recognized leader in the nonprofit technology and management fields, with an emphasis on technology applications for business and government. He has championed and practiced excellence in technology-enabled management and good government, with an emphasis on cross-boundary collaboration. Under his leadership, PTI actively supports local government executives and elected officials through research, education, executive-level consulting services, and national recognition programs. During the last few years PTI has also become a partner with NASCIO in developing and implementing shared state and local government strategies and practices, including advocacy for collaboration at the federal level. Shark has been a strong partner in advocating for and forging a viable state, local and federal partnership collaboration platform. As an author, lecturer, and speaker on information technology developments and applications for most of his career, his experience has balanced and embraced the business, government, education and technology sectors.

Shark also serves as a government advisor to TechAmerica's State & Local Government Cloud Commission. He is also the chair of the newly formed ad-hoc panel on technology leadership for the National Academy for Public Administration. This will help foster greater understanding of technology innovation at all levels of government.