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David Gragan

MEMBER SINCE: 2019

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David Gragan is a partner at Shepherd 12, a small business formed to support good government and excellence in public procurement. Dave served as the Senior Procurement Executive of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2010-2019. He has also been the Chief Procurement Officer for Texas, Indiana and the City of Washington, DC. Dave spent seven years in the private sector with CGI, Oracle, and Accenture, working with state and local governments on procurement best practices. Dave is a NAPA Fellow and a Fellow of the National Contract Management Association, which serves the federal acquisition family. He is also a past president and life member of the National Association of State Procurement Officials, which supports the directors of procurement of the fifty states. Dave graduated from the US Air Force Academy and the University of Southern California and served as a Marine Corps Signals Intelligence Officer.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Chief Adminstrative Officer
National Association of State Procurement Officials
2022
Present
Partner
Shepherd 12
2025
Present
Chief Administrative and Strategic Operations Officer
National Association of State Procurement Officials
2022
2024
Chief Learning Officer
DC Office of Contracting and Procurement
2019
2022
Senior Procurement Executive
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
2010
2019
Chief Procurement Officer
District of Columbia
2007
2010
Consultant
Oracle, Accenture, CGI
2000
2007
Chief Procurement Officer
State of Texas
1996
1999
Chief Procurement Officer
State of Indiana
1993
1996
Major
USMC
1977
1990
Primary Policy Areas

Acquisition, Board Governance, Consumer Protection, Defense, Ethics, Government Operations/Innovation, Oversight/Regulation, Science – Research and Development, Small Business, Technology – Telecommunications, Information, Data Security, Veterans Affairs

Primary Sector of Expertise

State

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Intergovernmental, Military Service, Nonprofit / NGO leadership, Procurement and Acquisition, State Government, Strategic Planning