Thom Rubel is Practice Director, Government Programs. In this role, Thom is responsible spearheading all research development targeted decision-makers within government organizations. He draws on more than 20 years of experience in government and IT research organizations to deliver a research agenda specific to government strategy, operations, programs, policy, and technologies unique to government markets.
Prior to joining Government Insights, Thom served as Vice President of Government Strategies at META Group, where he focused on assisting government clients to more effectively communicate IT transformational value for government business processes that improve operations and policy outcomes. During his career, he also initiated and served as Director of the State Information Technology Program at the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices, where he guided the development and implementation of an IT program that included management and procurement, electronic government transactions, enterprise strategies, and policy solutions. As director, he managed a twelve-governor IT Task Force and an eGovernance Advisory Group of more than thirty IT companies that served as resource and sounding board for the governors and the Center's projects and programs.
From 1989 to 1993, Thom served as Assistant Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was Deputy Director of Intergovernmental and Consumer Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation from 1987 to 1989.
He is a frequent speaker at government events and often turned to by national and industry-specific media outlets — including Business Week, The Providence Journal, Federal Computer Week, The Washington Post, Washington Technology, Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News, and Government Technology, — for his opinions on government strategy and technology trends. An Iowa native, he is a graduate of the University of South Dakota.
