Brian Bordelon serves as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) at the Department of Commerce (DOC). He has over 25 years of experience in the federal government as a U.S. Marine, contractor and federal civilian in key roles for Information Technology, Finance, Acquisition and Strategic Planning.

 As CTO, Brian is responsible for assessing current and emerging technologies, IT service delivery models and IT management best practices, and develop strategies, implementation, and migration plans for Commerce IT portfolios. Most recently Brian served as Principal Deputy CIO at the Department of Education supporting the Department’s key initiatives for OCIO and leading strategic planning efforts to enhance mission-focused capabilities. During his time at Education, Brian served as the Department Acting CIO as Executive Director, Enterprise Technology Services, where he led teams to drive the IT capability and service delivery functions for the enterprise.

 Brian holds Master of Science in Administration and IT Resource Management from Central Michigan University. He has also completed the Chief Information Officer (CIO) graduate program at National Defense University, Ft. McNair; the Federal Executive Institute program in Charlottesville, VA, and the Harvard Executive Education programs. Brian is a federally certified FAC-PPM as well as holds several industry certifications in technology and leadership practices. Brian is a VP on the Board of Directors for Association for Federal Information Resources Management and part of ACT-IAC to enhance collaboration with government and industry.