Advisory Board Member

CURTIS CLARK Director, Global E-Government IBM Public Sector Phone: (919) 871-6135 E-mail: cclark1@us.ibm.com

Curtis Clark is IBM's Global Director for e-Government Solutions. In this role, Mr. Clark is responsible for working with Public Sector Organizations to identify opportunities for utilizing existing and emerging technologies to restructure and transform their programs, services and operations. In addition, Mr. Clark focuses on effective governance models in the networked world, examining Best Practices and working with Public Sector organizations on how to implement effective, sustainable governance models.

Prior to joining IBM, Mr. Clark held various positions at the State of North Carolina for over 17 years, including:

Deputy State Controller for Information Resource Management where he was responsible for providing leadership in the planning, implementation, and management of shared information technology and telecommunications resources. This Division had an annual operating budget of over $150 million with a staff in excess of 300.

From 1992-1994 he was the Executive Director of the North Carolina Statewide Performance Audit for the North Carolina General Assembly. The year long study focused on reforms to the state's major management systems, programs and services. Once completed, Mr. Clark worked with the legislative and executive branches on implementation strategies.

With over 25 years of experience working with and for Public Sector organizations throughout the world, Mr. Clark has amassed first hand insight into public sector organizations and the realities of working to transform these organizations.

Mr. Clark has and continues to serve on a number of advisory committees including:
- The North Carolina Joint Legislative Committee on Information Technology
- The Kenan-Flagler Business School BSBA Advisory Committee, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
- The University of Maryland Center for Excellence in Service, Advisory Board
- National Governors Association Center for Best Practices - Information Technology
Advisory Committee (United States)

Mr. Clark earned a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977, completed course work in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.