Alan Shark
MEMBER SINCE: 2008
Since 2004 to present, he has served as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Public Technology Institute (PTI). In addition to his role at PTI, he currently serves as an Associate Professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. Having served as Associate Professor of Practice at Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Policy for 9 years he maintains an affiliation as Coadjutant lecturer at the Center for Government Services. He is the author of the textbook Technology & Public Management and has over 10 other titles that have been published and available on Amazon.
He received a doctorate in public administration from the University of Southern California and MPA degree from Baruch College.
He served as a US Navy Seabee Veteran, having served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam.
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Public Technology Institute (PTI); Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University; Associate Professor of Practice, School of Public Affairs and Policy, Rutgers University; Coadjutant lecturer, Center for Government Services
History of Employment
Primary Policy Areas
Board Governance, Broadband, Civic Engagement, Cybersecurity, Government Operations/Innovation, Science – Research and Development, Technology – Product Development, Transfer, Commercialization
Primary Sector of Expertise
Non-profit
Primary Functions
Academic Faculty, City Management, Data Analytics, Information Technology, Nonprofit / NGO leadership
Academy Studies
Management Matters Podcast
Using Technology at Different Levels of Government with Alan Shark
Season: 1 Episode:29 | November 02, 2020
Show Notes:
In this episode, we welcome Alan Shark, Executive Director of the Public Technology Institute, the Chair of the Academy Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, and Academy Fellow, to discuss the importance of leadership when instituting technology into government, how to deploy an AI-Ready government, and how to address the various worries of utilizing AI.
With Alan Shark, Executive Director of the Public Technology Institute, the Chair of the Academy Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, and Academy Fellow
Topics Include:
- Adopting and transferring technology to state and local governments
- Ensuring the workforce is ready for the future
- The current work of the Academy's Standing Panel on Technology Leadership
- Defining and deploying an AI-ready government
- The government's priorities when it comes to technological investment
- The importance and challenges when building intergovernmental partnerships
- The near term prediction for the deployment of AI and the government's preparedness
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