Federal 100: Mitzi I. Mead
Name: Mitzi I. Mead
Title: CEO
Company: Accela Consulting
ACT-IAC's advocate. There were skeptics when Mead was elected to the Industry Advisory Council as something of an insurgent candidate, but her leadership in 2017 won over industry and government stakeholders alike. The Communities of Interest that IAC and the American Council for Technology jointly organize have taken on new life, and Mead aggressively courted agency CIOs to ensure that government participation in ACT-IAC stayed strong in a turbulent transition year. Small businesses are getting more attention, too, but industry/government dialogue has been the top priority as Mead continues to ensure that government needs are driving ACT-IAC's agenda.