Podcasts about information strategy

In 2010, the Association for Information Systems formed a special interest group () to nurture an international community of academics that study the role of digital technologies in fostering environmentally, economically and socially sustainable development. Fifteen years later, we sit down with , the current SIGGreen president, to reflect on the progress we have made. What do we know about how digital technologies help greening our planet? What efforts in empirical, theoretical, and design work is still needed? Is our role to understand the role of digital technologies or do we need to push and enact change ourselves? We conclude that environmental questions and problems are now firmly on the radar screen of our discipline but more work needs to be done for information systems academics to transform the way we think about and use digital technologies.  Episode reading list Corbett, J., & Mellouli, S. (2017). Winning the SDG Battle in Cities: How an Integrated Information Ecosystem can Contribute to the Achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Information Systems Journal, 27(4), 427-461. Seidel, S., Recker, J., & vom Brocke, J. (2013). Sensemaking and Sustainable Practicing: Functional Affordances of Information Systems in Green Transformations. MIS Quarterly, 37(4), 1275-1299. Hasan, H., Ghose, A., & Spedding, T. (2009). Editorial for the Special Issue on IT and Climate Change. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 16(2), 19-21. Watson, R. T., Corbett, J., Boudreau, M.-C., & Webster, J. (2011). An Information Strategy for Environmental Sustainability. Communications of the ACM, 55(7), 28-30. Jenkin, T. A., Webster, J., & McShane, L. (2011). An Agenda for 'Green' Information Technology and Systems Research. Information and Organization, 21(1), 17-40. Watson, R. T., Boudreau, M.-C., & Chen, A. J. (2010). Information Systems and Environmentally Sustainable Development:  Energy Informatics and New Directions for the IS Community. MIS Quarterly, 34(1), 23-38. Elliot, S. (2011). Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability: A Resource Base and Framework for IT-Enabled Business Transformation. MIS Quarterly, 35(1), 197-236. Kahlen, M., Ketter, W., & van Dalen, J. (2018). Electric Vehicle Virtual Power Plant Dilemma: Grid Balancing Versus Customer Mobility. Production and Operations Management, 27(11), 2054-2070. Gholami, R., Watson, R. T., Hasan, H., Molla, A., & Bjørn-Andersen, N. (2016). Information Systems Solutions for Environmental Sustainability: How Can We Do More? Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 17(8), 521-536. Corbett, J., & El Idrissi, S. C. (2022). Persuasion, Information Technology, and the Environmental Citizen: An Empirical Study of the Persuasion Effectiveness of City Applications. Government Information Quarterly, 39(4), 101757. Degirmenci, K., & Recker, J. (2023). Breaking Bad Habits: A Field Experiment About How Routinized Work Practices Can Be Made More Eco-efficient Through IS for Sensemaking. Information & Management, 60(4), 103778. Zeiss, R., Ixmeier, A., Recker, J., & Kranz, J. (2021). Mobilising Information Systems Scholarship For a Circular Economy: Review, Synthesis, and Directions For Future Research. Information Systems Journal, 31(1), 148-183. Haudenosaunee Confederacy. (2025). Values. . The Stakeholder Alignment Collaborative. (2025). The Consortia Century: Aligning for Impact. Oxford University Press. Hovorka, D. and Corbett, J. (2012) IS Sustainability Research: A trans-disciplinary framework for a ‘grand challenge”. 33rd International Conference on Information Systems, Orlando, Florida. Hovorka, D. S., & Peter, S. (2021). Speculatively Engaging Future(s): Four Theses. MIS Quarterly, 45(1), 461-466. Gümüsay, A. A., & Reinecke, J. (2024). Imagining Desirable Futures: A Call for Prospective Theorizing with Speculative Rigour. Organization Theory, 5(1), . Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I., & Sekulic, N. (2023). Digital Sustainability in Information Systems Research: Conceptual Foundations and Future Directions. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 24(4), 936-952. Gray, P., Lyytinen, K., Saunders, C., Willcocks, L. P., Watson, R. T., & Zwass, V. (2006). How Shall We Manage Our Journals in the Future?  A Discussion of Richard T. Watson's Proposals at ICIS 2004. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 18(14), 2-41. Saldanha, T. J. V., Mithas, S., Khuntia, J., Whitaker, J., & Melville, N. P. (2022). How Green Information Technology Standards and Strategies Influence Performance: Role of Environment, Cost, and Dual Focus. MIS Quarterly, 46(4), 2367-2386. Leidner, D. E., Sutanto, J., & Goutas, L. (2022). Multifarious Roles and Conflicts on an Inter-Organizational Green IS. MIS Quarterly, 46(1), 591-608. Wunderlich, P., Veit, D. J., & Sarker, S. (2019). Adoption of Sustainable Technologies: A Mixed-Methods Study of German Households. MIS Quarterly, 43(2), 673-691. Melville, N. P. (2010). Information Systems Innovation for Environmental Sustainability. MIS Quarterly, 34(1), 1-21. Edwards, P. N. (2013). A Vast Machine. MIT Press. Meadows, D. H., Meadows, D. L., Randers, J., & Behrens, W. W. (1972). The Limits to Growth: A Report for the Club of Rome's Project on the Predicament of Mankind. Universe Books. Over the Hedge. (2006). . McPhearson, T., Raymond, C. M., Gulsrud, N., Albert, C., Coles, N., Fagerholm, N., Nagatsu, M., Olafsson, A. S., Niko, S., & Vierikko, K. (2021). Radical Changes are Needed for Transformations to a Good Anthropocene. npj Urban Sustainability, 1(5), .   

Every company needs an Information Strategy group! That's the consensus among industry analysts and educators, especially as GenAI takes the world by storm. Learn more in this conversation between DM Radio Host Eric Kavanagh, and Doug Llewellyn of The Data Society Group as they talk Data Governance and Information Strategy!

Send us a Text Message.Meg Tucker began her career as an Army Kiowa Warrior pilot. After the Kiowa was removed from the Army inventory, Meg was assessed and selected for Army Special Operations as a Psychological Operations officer. She has served in several conventional, Joint, and SOF roles in South Korea, El Salvador, and Syria. She left military service as a Major in 2023. In 2018, Meg founded The Valkyrie Project to fill the need for intuitive, woman-centric human performance training in the wake of the revocation of the Combat Exclusion Rule. Valkyrie is now a 501c3 nonprofit focused on the advancement of American servicewomen through research, education, and advocacy. Meg currently serves as the President of the Board of VP Inc. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Modern Languages from Winthrop University and a Master's of Science in Information Strategy and Political Warfare from the Naval Postgraduate School.More about Meg:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-tucker-937493207/More about The Valkyrie Project:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-valkyrie-project/Website: http://thevalkyrieproject.orgFacebook: @valkyrieprojectusInstagram: @valkyrieprojectusYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@valkyrieprojectusTimestamps:00:00:22 Psy Ops Strategy in El Salvador00:02:50 Is Kidnapping a Big Thing in El Salvador?00:03:28 What is a Night Letter?00:04:20 Helping the People of El Salvador Respond to Night Letters00:05:58 What Languages Does Meg Tucker Speak?00:08:13 Getting Away with Brazilian Portuguese in Portugal00:11:18 Relearning Languages00:12:23 Starting The Valkyrie Project in 201800:22:10 Body Armor Needs for Women00:26:03 Current Progress on Improvements for Women's Armor00:28:07 What About MOLLE Packs?00:31:36 The Skill of Packing a Rucksack00:34:43 Ways of Testing SOF Candidates for More Balanced Athletes00:37:05 The Valkyrie Project's Military Women's Symposium00:39:41 Worst Advice Ever Received00:41:54 Good Advice for Everyone in the Service00:44:10 Outro

Send us a Text Message.Meg Tucker began her career as an Army Kiowa Warrior pilot. After the Kiowa was removed from the Army inventory, Meg was assessed and selected for Army Special Operations as a Psychological Operations officer. She has served in several conventional, Joint, and SOF roles in South Korea, El Salvador, and Syria. She left military service as a Major in 2023. In 2018, Meg founded The Valkyrie Project to fill the need for intuitive, woman-centric human performance training in the wake of the revocation of the Combat Exclusion Rule. Valkyrie is now a 501c3 nonprofit focused on the advancement of American servicewomen through research, education, and advocacy. Meg currently serves as the President of the Board of VP Inc. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Modern Languages from Winthrop University and a Master's of Science in Information Strategy and Political Warfare from the Naval Postgraduate School.More about Meg:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-tucker-937493207/More about The Valkyrie Project:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-valkyrie-project/Website: http://thevalkyrieproject.orgFacebook: @valkyrieprojectusInstagram: @valkyrieprojectusYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@valkyrieprojectusTimestamps:00:00:23 Intro to Meg Tucker00:01:23 How Did Meg Become a Helicopter Pilot?00:04:34 Do Trainees Get to Choose the Aircraft They Want?00:09:27 How Easy Is It to Control a Helicopter?00:11:07 Emergency Procedure if the Engine Stalls00:13:07 Practicing Slow Crash Landing Skids00:15:21 How Many People Travel on These Helicopters?00:15:55 Who Does the Shooting?00:16:49 Shooting is a Team Effort00:18:45 Challenges with a Weapon in a Helicopter00:20:26 How Do You Account for Wind While Aiming?00:22:15 Where Does the .50 Cal Sit in the Helicopter?00:22:30 Calibrating the .50 Cal Inside of a Helicopter00:23:57 How Does a Hellfire Missile Work?00:24:43 How Much Time Do You Spend with Your Co-Pilot?00:27:24 From Pilot to Joining Psy Ops00:30:05 Sponsor Note: Our Book, “Building The Elite”00:30:51 The SOF Recruitment Process and Making the System Work for You00:33:07 Take Care of Yourself or the System Could Eat You00:34:31 What is Psy Ops?00:37:48 Digital Environments Used for Psy Ops Support00:40:34 Being Stationed in Syria 00:44:51 Being Stationed in El Salvador00:48:59 Strategies to Overcome Corruption and Tribalism00:49:54 Stark Contrasts Between Living Situations on Deployment00:51:24 How Bad Was the Food Poisoning You Had?00:52:07 Outro

In this episode, Dave Tinker discusses the importance of accessibility in fundraising. He shares his personal connection to the disability community and explains why making the world more inclusive is a passion of his. Dave provides practical tips for interacting with constituents with disabilities and highlights the curb cut effect in fundraising. He also discusses the importance of incorporating accessibility features on websites and social media platforms. Dave emphasizes the ethical and strategic importance of accessibility and encourages organizations to stand out by prioritizing accessibility in their communications. He concludes by providing his contact information for further discussion.TakeawaysIncorporating accessibility in fundraising is important to ensure inclusivity for all potential donors.Interacting with constituents with disabilities should be done in a way that is accessible and accommodating.Websites and donation pages should include accessibility features such as alt tags and high contrast colors.Direct mail should also consider accessibility through large fonts and clear layouts.Tracking data on donors with accessibility needs can help organizations better understand and serve this audience.Building websites and communications with accessibility in mind is both ethical and strategic.There are various tools and resources available to help organizations improve website accessibility.Guest BioDave is Vice President of Advancement at Achieva and a consultant with GoalBusters Consulting. In these roles he raises funds and helps nonprofits with their communications. He was also an adjunct professor of informatics at Muskingum University for over a decade. A certified Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Master Trainer, he received the Outstanding Fund Raising Executive Award from the AFP Western PA chapter in 2013. In October 2016 he was honored by AFP International as one of six in the inaugural class of Distinguished Fellows. Dave has published numerous articles in professional journals and has written fundraising curriculum for The Fund Raising School® at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities.Dave is a past president of the AFP Western PA chapter and has served in many volunteer roles for AFP International and his own chapter. In addition to AFP, Dave has served as a member of the Ethics Committee for the Grant Professionals Association where is also an approved trainer. Dave received a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and English and a Master of Information Strategy, Systems and Technology from Muskingum University. He is also a graduate of Leadership Works - Indianapolis, Class III and the National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Delaware, Class 44.Chapters02:03 Dave's Passion for Accessibility in Fundraising03:26 Incorporating Accessibility in Daily Interactions04:53 The Curb Cut Effect in Fundraising05:56 Interacting with Constituents with Disabilities06:04 Technological Considerations for Website Donation Pages07:36 Using Alt Tags on Social Media Platforms08:32 The Future of Accessibility in Fundraising10:45 Tips for Creating Accessible Websites and Donation Pages12:56 Considerations for Direct Mail Accessibility17:37 Tracking Data on Donors with Accessibility...

Troubled by the ample evidence of a moral decline in the United States, some Catholic thinkers trace the problem to what they see as a fatal flaw in the American Founding: a reliance on the philosophical principles of the Enlightenment. Robert Reilly, the author of America on Trial, disagrees. He argues that the political ideas of the Founders are compatible with—and indeed derived from—the tradition of respect for Reason and Revelation, Church and State, developed by Catholic philosophers of the Middle Ages.Robert Reilly is Director of the Westminster Institute. In his twenty-five years of government service, he served as Special Assistant to the President and as Director of the Voice of America, was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy to the Secretary of Defense, and taught at National Defense University. Learn more about the College: https://thomasmorecollege.edu/Explore the Center for the Restoration of Christian Culture: https://restorationchristianculture.org/Thomas More College Press: https://press.thomasmorecollege.edu/Image: The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull

Better use of data is key to more effective government. Across government, teams are doing fascinating work with data. But those projects don't get the attention they deserve.   At our latest event, the 36th in our series, where the speakers will present their work in an exciting, quickfire format. Each speaker has eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience.   December's speakers were:  Ishraq Irteza, Deployment Strategist at Palantir Technologies, on the use of data in the Homes for Ukraine scheme Chris Pope, Principal for Research covering Digital, and Information Strategy at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on data for local areas Tom Smith, Director of the Spatial Data Unit and Chief Data Officer, at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on data for levelling up Liz Zeidler, Chief Executive, at the Centre for Thriving Places The event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government. We would like to thank Palantir for kindly supporting this event.

In this episode, Matt sat down with Lauren Knausenberger, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Air Force. Mrs Knausenberger is responsible for information strategy across the Air Force and Space Force. In this episode, we talked about her strategy, some fun stories, and even the viral "fix our computers" post. You don't want to miss this one! Want to learn more and connect with our team? Go to our website at www.tesseract.af.mil

Part 2: Are you leaving your information strategy up to chance? To move your nonprofit organization to the next level, you need to create and promote an information strategy that defines how information supports your mission. A good information strategy is defined in 5 important steps: Leadership must be engaged in data governance—if leadership doesn't support the proper use of the right systems, your information can't reliably support your nonprofit mission. Your organization's operations must be prepared to implement and use your information systems—if you aren't ready, then you can't successfully implement an information strategy. The processes used by your nonprofit must be clearly defined and mutually understood by all stakeholders—if you aren't speaking the same language, your information will continue to fall into the cracks. Data must be structured and managed in a high-quality and easily accessible manner—if you build it, maintain it. The right technology must be selected to support your nonprofit's needs—but no technology can overcome problems in the previous four steps. Presenter Peter Mirus co-founded Build Consulting in 2015, following over 15 years of nonprofit consulting experience in the areas of technology, branding, marketing, and development. Peter's work for Build clients has a broad focus spanning many operational areas, including fundraising, program monitoring and evaluation, accounting, and impact reporting/analysis.

Part 1: Are you leaving your information strategy up to chance? To move your nonprofit organization to the next level, you need to create and promote an information strategy that defines how information supports your mission. A good information strategy is defined in 5 important steps: Leadership must be engaged in data governance—if leadership doesn't support the proper use of the right systems, your information can't reliably support your nonprofit mission. Your organization's operations must be prepared to implement and use your information systems—if you aren't ready, then you can't successfully implement an information strategy. The processes used by your nonprofit must be clearly defined and mutually understood by all stakeholders—if you aren't speaking the same language, your information will continue to fall into the cracks. Data must be structured and managed in a high-quality and easily accessible manner—if you build it, maintain it. The right technology must be selected to support your nonprofit's needs—but no technology can overcome problems in the previous four steps. Presenter Peter Mirus co-founded Build Consulting in 2015, following over 15 years of nonprofit consulting experience in the areas of technology, branding, marketing, and development. Peter's work for Build clients has a broad focus spanning many operational areas, including fundraising, program monitoring and evaluation, accounting, and impact reporting/analysis.

In 2020, Oklahoma State University Foundation was selected as the second best nonprofit to work for among mid-sized organizations, and fifth overall. This esteemed recognition isn't happenstance—it is the result of competency, comradery, and strong workplace culture. In this episode of Nonprofit Notes, Chris Campbell, the Senior Associate VP of Information Strategy at OSUF and Zuri Group's Chris Cannon discuss the tools necessary to create a successful advancement operation. Listen in as they delve into the importance of ethos, strategies for retaining and scaling an effective team, and how OSUF has adapted amidst the pandemic and their ongoing UCI implementation. Want to connect with Chris? You can email him at ccampbell@osugiving.com.

In this episode of Greece Chats I sit down with Lexy Prodromos to discuss all things blockchain and crypto. The discussion is in the simplest forms, as if you never heard of the technology before, Lexy breaks it all down for us so we can all understand! Alexandra (Lexy) Prodromos is an award winning blockchain and cryptocurrency professional, who is passionate about facilitating a more transparent, decentralized future through emerging technologies. She is one of the original creators of the Illinois Blockchain Initiative, the Executive Director of the Chicago Blockchain Center, and previously Head of Information Strategy at Bloq, Inc. She is now Product Manager, Blockchain and Digital Currencies at Discover Financial Services. She is a proud hellene and co-chair of the National Hellenic Society's Heritage Greece alumni organization, and a 2030 fellow for the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC). This podcast is brought to you by Prosperty. The best way to buy and sell property in Greece! Visit theprosperty.com and start searching for your dream home in Greece!

Are you leaving your information strategy up to chance?To move your nonprofit organization to the next level, you need to create and promote an information strategy that defines how information supports your mission.A good information strategy includes 5 important steps:Leadership must be engaged in data governance—if leadership doesn't support the proper use of the right systems, your information can't reliably support your nonprofit mission.Your organization's operations must be prepared to implement and use your information systems—if you aren't ready, then you can't successfully implement an information strategy.The processes used by your nonprofit must be clearly defined and mutually understood by all stakeholders—if you aren't speaking the same language, your information will continue to fall into the cracks.Data must be structured and managed in a high-quality and easily accessible manner—if you build it, maintain it.The right technology must be selected to support your nonprofit's needs—but no technology can overcome problems in the previous four steps.Community IT Innovators is proud to present this webinar with Peter Mirus at Build Consulting, who expands on these five essential aspects of a good information strategy.He provides real-life examples of organizations that overcame challenges in these areas and were able to change their strategy and improve their fundraising and mission effectiveness.Using the practical information presented in this webinar, viewers will be able to identify areas to strengthen their organizations' current approaches to information strategy.Presenter:Peter Mirus, Partner at Build Consulting, is an expert at helping organizations and people to learn, communicate, and grow through the use of technology. He has over 20 years of experience helping nonprofits of all sizes create and implement successful business improvement and technology projects. He is a frequent speaker on technology and nonprofit topics, and presented two sessions on data and information strategy at the Good Tech Fest in Chicago in May 2019.

This month, Robert Reilly, author of America on Trial, defends the Founding Fathers against contemporary critics who say that their experiment in republic government was based on Enlightenment thinking— and thus on a rejection of Christianity. On the contrary, Reilly maintains, the Founding was based on philosophical principles that harken back to ancient Greece and Jerusalem: principles that were further developed by Catholic thinkers in the Middle Ages.Robert R. Reilly is Director of the Westminster Institute. He has been on the board since its founding. In his 25 years of government service, he has taught at National Defense University (2007), and served in the Office of The Secretary of Defense, where he was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006). He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of information. Before that, he was director of the Voice of America, where he had worked the prior decade. Mr. Reilly served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985), and in the U.S. Information Agency both in D.C. and abroad. In the private sector, he spent more than seven years with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, as both national director and then president. He was on active duty as an armored cavalry officer for two years, and attended Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University. He has published widely on foreign policy, the “war of ideas”, and classical music.

Paul and Olivia are joined today by Robert Reilly, Director of the Westminster Institute. In his twenty-five years of government service, he served as Special Assistant to President Reagan, and as Director of the Voice of America. Mr. Reilly was also Senior Advisor for Information Strategy to the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Reilly has published widely on American politics and morals, foreign policy, and classical music. Today, we will be discussing his latest book, America on Trial. More at rightonpointpodcast.com! Purchase Mr. Reilly’s book here: https://www.ignatius.com/America-on-Trial-P3479.aspx

Dave is Vice President of Advancement at ACHIEVA and an adjunct professor of informatics at Muskingum University’s Master of Information Strategy, Systems and Technology program. A certified Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Master Trainer, he received the Outstanding Fund Raising Executive Award from the AFP Western PA chapter in 2013, has had numerous articles published in professional journals and has written curriculum for The Fund Raising School® at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. Dave is a past president of the AFP Western PA chapter and has served in many volunteer roles for AFP International and his own chapter, where he is currently the Vice President of Resources. He is the current board treasurer for the Brentwood Athletic Association where he also coaches youth softball. He is also serving on the UpPrize Advisory Committee. Dave has served in leadership positions on additional nonprofit boards including the Pittsburgh Planned Giving Council, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Pittsburgh (YNPNPgh), APRA Western PA, PA Kiwanis, and Brewhouse Artists.

Brent Grinna chatted with Chris Campbell, Senior AVP of Information Strategy at the Oklahoma State University Foundation. Chris answered questions about how advancement services can support both the team and alumni in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Host: Eric Kavanagh CEO, The Bloor Group Guests Scott Taylor, Data Whisperer Bill O’Kane, Profisee Manouj Tahiliani, Informatica Data about data — that’s metadata. But data about your business data? That’s really Master Data. And most large enterprises now know and appreciate just how valuable Master Data Management really is! Check out this episode of DM Radio to hear how quality MDM drives information strategy for the most data-driven companies in the world.

This week, Chris and Martin speak to David Koppe, Director of Information Strategy at MongoDB. The discussion covers document-orientated databases, or simply document databases, and their appeal to the enterprise. Document databases differ from traditional relational databases in that the data is stored within each “document” as a series of key-value pairs. In this instance […] The post #140 – Introduction to Document-Orientated Databases appeared first on Storage Unpacked Podcast.

John A. Zachman is the originator of the “Framework for Enterprise Architecture” (The Zachman Framework™) which has received broad acceptance around the world as an integrative framework, an ontology for descriptive representations of Enterprises. Mr. Zachman is not only known for his work on Enterprise Architecture, but is also known for his early contributions to IBM’s Information Strategy methodology (Business Systems Planning) as well as to their Executive team planning techniques (Intensive Planning).Mr. Zachman retired from IBM in 1990, having served them for 26 years. He is Chief Executive Officer of his own education and consulting business, Zachman International® and Owner and Executive Director of the Federated Enterprise Architecture Certification Institute in Washington, D.C.Mr. Zachman serves on the Executive Council for Information Management and Technology (ECIMT) of the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) and on the Advisory Board of the Data Administration Management Association International (DAMA-I) from whom he was awarded the 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award. In August 2015, Mr. Zachman was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for “recognition of his long term impact and contribution to how people think and practice Enterprise Architecture today, leaving his mark on generations to come” by the Global University Alliance and LEADing Practice.  He was awarded the 2009 Enterprise Architecture Professional Lifetime Achievement Award from the Center for Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession as well as the 2004 Oakland University, Applied Technology in Business (ATIB), Award for IS Excellence and Innovation.  In August 2011, he was awarded the Gen. Colin Powell Public Sector Image Award by the Armed Services Alliance Program.  In November 2013 he was acknowledged for Achievement and Excellence for Distinguished Innovative Academic Contribution by the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society Technical Committees on Enterprise Information Systems and on Enterprise Architecture and Engineering.Today Mr. Zachman travels nationally and internationally, teaching and consulting, and is a popular conference speaker, known for his motivating messages on Enterprise Architecture issues. He has spoken to many thousands of enterprise managers and information professionals on every continent.

Robert R. Reilly is Director of the Westminster Institute. He has been on the board since its founding. In his 25 years of government service, he has taught at National Defense University (2007), and served in the Office of The Secretary of Defense, where he was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006). He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of information. Before that, he was director of the Voice of America, where he had worked the prior decade. Mr. Reilly served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985), and in the U.S. Information Agency both in D.C. and abroad. In the private sector, he spent more than seven years with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, as both national director and then president. He was on active duty as an armored cavalry officer for two years, and attended Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University. He has published widely on foreign policy, the “war of ideas”, and classical music. Among his many publications are: The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis, ISI Books, 2010. Assessing War, “Assessing the War of Ideas during War,” Georgetown University Press, 2015. Information Operations: Successes and Failures, Westminster Institute, 2014. The Prospects and Perils of Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, Isaac Publishing, 2014. The Westminster Institute was established in 2009 to promote individual dignity and freedom for people throughout the world by sponsoring high-quality research, with a particular focus on the threats from extremism and radical ideologies. The Westminster Institute is an independent non-profit organization that is funded by contributions from individuals and private foundations. It receives no government funding. The Institute holds briefings and events throughout the year. The events are free and open to the public.

Robert R. Reilly is director of the Westminster Institute. He has been on the board since its founding. In his 25 years of government service, he has taught at National Defense University (2007), and served in the Office of The Secretary of Defense, where he was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006). He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of information. Before that, he was director of the Voice of America, where he had worked the prior decade. Mr. Reilly served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985), and in the U.S. Information Agency both in D.C. and abroad. In the private sector, he spent more than seven years with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, as both national director and then president. He was on active duty as an armored cavalry officer for two years, and attended Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University. He has published widely on foreign policy, the “war of ideas”, and classical music.

Robert R. Reilly is the Executive Director of the Westminster Institute. In his 25 years of government service, he has taught at National Defense University (2007), and served in the Office of The Secretary of Defense, where he was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006). He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of information. Before that, he was director of the Voice of America, where he had worked the prior decade. Mr. Reilly served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985), and in the U.S. Information Agency both in D.C. and abroad. In the private sector, he spent more than seven years with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, as both national director and then president. He was on active duty as an armored cavalry officer for two years, and attended Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University. He has published widely on foreign policy, the “war of ideas”, and classical music. He has also spoken at Westminster on the subjects of: Deciphering the Middle East: Why the U.S. Usually Gets it Wrong (February 9, 2016) Information Operations: Successes and Failures (September 6, 2013) Dangerous Embrace: The United States and the Islamists (May 22, 2012) The Challenge of Islam to the Catholic Church (February 4, 2010)

Robert R. Reillyspoke to the Military History Legion at The University Club on February 9. Reilly is the Executive Director of the Westminster Institute. In his 25 years of government service, he has taught at National Defense University (2007), and served in the Office of The Secretary of Defense, where he was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006). He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of information. Before that, he was director of the Voice of America, where he had worked the prior decade. Mr. Reilly served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985), and in the U.S. Information Agency both in D.C. and abroad. In the private sector, he spent more than seven years with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, as both national director and then president. He was on active duty as an armored cavalry officer for two years, and attended Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University. He has published widely on foreign policy, the “war of ideas”, and classical music. Follow us at westminster-institute.org and youtube.com/user/WestminsterInstitute

Robert R. Reilly has been on the board of Westminster since its founding. In his 25 years of government service, he has taught at National Defense University (2007), and served in the Office of The Secretary of Defense, where he was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006). He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of information. Before that, he was director of the Voice of America, where he had worked the prior decade. Mr. Reilly served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985), and in the U.S. Information Agency both in D.C. and abroad. Follow us at westminster-institute.org and youtube.com/user/westminsterinstitute

Robert R. Reilly is director of the Westminster Institute. He has been on the board since its founding. In his 25 years of government service, he has taught at National Defense University (2007), and served in the Office of The Secretary of Defense, where he was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006). He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of information. Before that, he was director of the Voice of America, where he had worked the prior decade. Mr. Reilly served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985), and in the U.S. Infor- mation Agency both in D.C. and abroad. In the private sector, he spent more than seven years with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, as both national director and then president. He was on active duty as an armored cavalry officer for two years, and attended Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University. He has published widely on foreign policy, the “war of ideas”, and classical music. Among his many publications are: The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis, ISI Books, 2010.

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