Stephen Lowe
Associate Chief Information Officer
Technology Planning, Architecture, and E-Government

Stephen Lowe was appointed the Associate Chief Information Officer for Technology Planning, Architecture, and E-Government of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in December 2008. He provides senior executive leadership in key areas that include USDA's Enterprise Architecture, Information Technology Capital Planning and Investment Control, Information Management Policy, and E-Government programs. His focus is to deliver Mission Focused/Business-Driven Information Technology for the Department.

Mr. Lowe brings a depth and breadth of public and private sector experience to USDA. Most recently he served as the Senior Solutions Architect for Enterprise Innovation and Strategy with SRA International where he developed business service practices in business transformation, cloud computing, service-oriented architecture, and business process management systems.

Prior to SRA, Mr. Lowe has 18 years Federal Government experience including strategic change leadership positions as the Chief Architect at the US Library of Congress Congressional Research Service and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and program management leadership roles in public-private ventures with the Department of the Navy. Stephen Lowe holds graduate degrees in Management of Information Technology (University of Virginia) and Public Administration (Virginia Tech). Mr. Lowe also holds a Bachelor of Political Science degree from James Madison University.

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