David Gragan is the Chief Administrative and Strategic Operations Officer of NASPO. In prior roles, he served as the Senior Procurement Executive of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and as the Chief Procurement Officer for Texas, Indiana and the City of Washington, DC. Dave spent several years in the private sector with Oracle and Accenture, where he worked with state and local governments on procurement best practices, strategic sourcing, and eProcurement. Dave has served on the boards of directors of NASPO, NCMA and the UPPCC. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and a Certified Public Procurement Officer. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Southern California. Dave began his professional career as a Marine Corps signals intelligence and electronic warfare officer, serving in several command and staff assignments around the world, as well as on the faculty of the Joint Forces Staff College, a component of the National Defense University.
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
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Academic Faculty, Intergovernmental, Military Service, Nonprofit / NGO leadership, Procurement and Acquisition, State Government, Strategic Planning
