Jim will be leaving his role of Deputy Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada to assume the position of Chartwell’s Vice President, National Public Sector Program.

This is an exciting announcement for Chartwell. The firm is being strengthened by a distinguished public sector leader recognized from coast to coast and on the international scene. Upon joining the Treasury Board Secretariat in June 1999, Jim was responsible for leading the common IM/IT infrastructure for Government On-Line. Beginning in 2001, he developed the approach for the federal Chief Information Officer on stewardship of IM/IT for the Government of Canada.

In his role as Deputy CIO, Jim has become known across the nation in all orders of government for his vision and exceptional leadership. Jim is synonymous with successful government program delivery, the championing of open standards for public sector service transformation and ICT planning and for his leadership in cross-jurisdictional collaboration. Jim championed numerous government and international committees on ICT innovation.

Jim’s joining Chartwell propels us to greater heights of capability for our clients.

We are building on over two decades of a distinguished track record for excellence in service transformation in Canada and abroad. We are known for our passion for the challenges of the public sector and as Canada’s innovators in the design and use of open standard reference models for public sector transformation. We are the firm who leads the nation in assisting public sectors in developing transformation capability through our education programs.

This reputation has allowed us to expand to a national firm, operating from Ottawa, Toronto and Edmonton. Our goal remains that of assisting our clients to achieve their desired outcomes through program performance evaluations, design and planning of transformation initiatives and implementation assistance.

In his role as Vice President, National Public Sector Program Jim will provide client advisory services, will shape the future of Chartwell’s markets and services to our public sector clients and will assume leadership of our open standards advocacy investments. He will operate from our Ottawa office.

Those who know Jim know his passion and his commitment to public sector excellence. We are proud to have Jim on our team.