Head of GSA's Tech Service to Return to Private Sector

Head of GSA's Tech Service to Return to Private Sector

After 18 months in his first public sector job, Anil Cheriyan, director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, is leaving government.


“It’s never easy to leave an organization you believe in, but it’s even harder when you feel so passionately about the mission,” Cheriyan said Tuesday in an email to staff. “Although my intention was to stay longer, a private sector company reached out directly with an opportunity with global impact that I can’t turn down.”


Cheriyan did not immediately respond to Nextgov about what that next opportunity entails.


The last year and a half have seen some significant changes to the TTS portfolio, which includes the Presidential Innovation Fellows; the government’s internal tech consultancy, 18F; and the TTS group, which includes FedRAMP, Login.gov, Challenge.gov and many others.


But the biggest changes were in the Centers of Excellence, a program Cheriyan spent significant time on. Early in his time with TTS, Cheriyan made it a goal to expand the modernization consultancy program while keeping the unique aspects that have made it useful for client agencies.


Since then, the program has expanded beyond the initial five focus areas and has been bringing on new customer agencies at a more rapid pace.


Cheriyan’s last day will be July 17, according to the note to staff.


“Anil has done a tremendous job leading TTS and I am very grateful for all he and his team have accomplished during the past 18 months,” GSA Administrator Emily Murphy said in a statement announcing Cheriyan’s departure. “GSA is committed to continuin ..

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