Andy Blumenthal

Blumenthal is a popular Times of Israel blogger and lecturer. Professionally, he is a highly respected, dynamic, innovative, and award-winning leader with 35 years of experience delivering results across government and industry. Blumenthal’s writing has been featured in CIO Magazine, GovExec, NextGov, Architecture and Governance, Information Management, Data Management Review, and Israel Defense. His popular blog was listed as a must-read by FedTech. Blumenthal has been honored with the U.S. Department of Commerce's Special Act Award, the U.S. Department of State’s Meritorious Award, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Excellence Award, CIO Magazine’s “Ones to Watch” Award, and as one of the Top 25 Information Managers, Top 70 Federal Tech Pros, and Top 100 Social CIOs. Blumenthal is a recognized expert in organizational transformation who has shared his best practices as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a guest lecturer at National Defense University. Blumenthal is known for spearheading innovative leadership frameworks that he has developed, including: Leadership with Heart, the CIO Support Services Framework, and User-centric Enterprise Architecture. Blumenthal holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Pace University and BBA in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude from Baruch College.