Deborah Youmans has been named Chief Information Officer (CIO) for MITRE, a non-profit corporation dedicated to the public interest. It runs federally funded R&D centers for U.S. government sponsors. In this role, Deborah will oversee MITRE’s Enterprise Computing and Information Systems division. In addition, she will manage 400+ IT professionals across various areas such as information security, innovation, business services, and sector operations.
Youmans comes from Booz Allen Hamilton, where she served 17 years in IT leadership. Her recent role was Deputy CIO, assisting the CIO with the leadership of the Information Services organization. She was responsible for spearheading the strategic and technical direction for the development and delivery of enterprise solutions. Prior to that, she led teams focused on Enterprise Collaboration leveraging various platforms as the Director of Enterprise Solutions. Youmans holds an MBA in Finance, Management, and Organization from the University of Maryland. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.
“Deborah brings the vision, strategy, and tactics to continue and build on our best-in-class IT capabilities, paving the way for MITRE’s continued growth,” said Cedric Sims, MITRE’s Senior Vice President for Enterprise Innovation and Integration. “We welcome her leadership on the adoption of new systems and technologies that will play a critical role in enabling cross functional, cross sponsor engagement as MITRE leans into the future to tackle challenges of national importance.”
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