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Jonathan Womer

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Jonathan Womer is the Director of the Department of Administration for the State of Rhode Island, where he is leading all state administrative functions in making data-informed decisions to enhance the public good while preserving fiscal responsibility. He recently stepped down from his position as Senior Advisor at Brown University’s The Policy Lab, where he developed funding guidance for state and local governments implementing integrated data systems to serve vulnerable populations. From 2015-2021, he served as Director of the Office of Budget and Management at Rhode Island’s Department of Administration, where he worked collaboratively with the Governor and General Assembly to develop and implement the annual budget for the state while also simplifying the entire regulatory code, implementing a cloud-based budgeting system, and establishing the state’s fraud data analytics group. Prior to arriving in the Ocean State, he was Associate Vice President for Finance and Economic Analysis at University of North Carolina and worked for the State of North Carolina, rising from Assistant State Budget Officer to Chief information Officer. Director Womer launched his professional career at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the Office of Electronic Governance and Information Technology within the White House Office of Management and Budget, where he was part of the team that built the first federal IT strategy and was named to the FCW Fed 100.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Director
Department of Administration
State of Rhode Island
2023
Current
Senior Advisor
The Policy Lab
Brown University
2021
2023
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Rhode Island Department of Administration
2015
2021
Associate Vice President for Finance and Economic Analysis
General Administration
University of North Carolina System
2013
2014
Chief Information Officer
Office of Information Technology Services
North Carolina Office of the Governor
2012
2013
Deputy Director for Management
Office of State Budget and Management
North Carolina Office of the Governor
2008
2012
Assistant State Budget Officer
Office of State Budget and Management
North Carolina Office of the Governor
2004
2008
Analyst
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
White House Office of Management and Budget
1999
2004
Primary Policy Areas

Board Governance, Budget and Finance, Economy, Government Operations/Innovation, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental System/Federalism, Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination, Oversight/Regulation, Pensions, Social Equity, Taxes, Technology – Telecommunications, Information, Data Security, Transportation

Primary Sector of Expertise

State

Primary Functions

Academic Administration, Academic Research, Budgeting and Finance, Data Analytics, Economic Forecasting, Grants Management, Information Technology, Performance Measurement, Program Evaluation, State Government, Strategic Planning

Management Matters Podcast

Performance Management and an Effective Government

Season: Episode: | October 15, 2024

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