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Mr. James E. Cook

Vice President and Director

Center for Enterprise Modernization
IRS/VA Federally Funded Research and Development Center

Mr. James E. CookMr. James Cook is vice president and director of The MITRE Corporation's Center for Enterprise Modernization—the federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and co-sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In this role, he works closely with Dr. Jason Providakes, senior vice president and general manager, in leading MITRE's support of modernization efforts at the IRS, the VA, and other civilian government agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Judiciary.

With MITRE since 2004, Mr. Cook served for four years as CEM's executive director for public sector revenue and finance. In this capacity, he partnered with the IRS to develop the new Modernization Vision and Strategy, which guides the agency's modernization efforts today. He was also involved in efforts to enhance the agency's IT management capability.

Mr. Cook has 25 years of consulting, systems integration, program management, and organizational change management experience in the public and private sectors. His private sector experience in banking and financial services, along with nearly two decades of involvement with federal, state, and international tax agencies, fuels his commitment to the mission of CEM—enhancing the fiscal and economic stability of the nation.

Also an advocate for better government, he has spent much of his career helping to advance improvements in civilian agency performance and acquisition reform. He was previously a partner and executive with IBM Business Consulting and a consulting partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he provided thought leadership through the PwC Endowment for the Business of Government, a publication dedicated to improving the management of government.

In 1997, Mr. Cook became one of a handful of people from industry to receive the IRS Commissioner's Award for his leadership in helping modernize the agency's tax administration business processes and systems. In 2007, he received Federal Computer Week's "FED 100" award as one of the top 100 executives in government IT for his leadership role assisting the IRS in setting a new IT direction.

Recognized for facilitating improved organizational performance, Mr. Cook has given presentations to government and industry leaders and participated on panels on capital investment planning and budgeting for IT programs and integration issues facing government chief information officers. He received his bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Maryland.

 

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