Robyn Rees

Robyn Rees serves as a strategic advisor for human capital transformation at the Department of the Interior (DOI).  Ms. Rees leverages over 15 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) to articulate use cases for advanced technology insertions that resonate with non-technology business leaders.  She encourages an approach to technology conversations that incorporates a deliberate and thoughtful conversation about the organizational impacts of IT, particularly its impacts on the workforce.  Prior to joining DOI, Ms. Rees supported the National Science Foundation’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Division of Information Systems (DIS), where she leveraged her deep understanding of the formulation, planning, execution and oversight of the Agency’s IT budget, as well as IT operations, to facilitate packaging of ideas and communication across all levels of the agency.  Ms. Rees is a graduate of the University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications, where she majored in public relations.  In Georgetown’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, Ms. Rees looks to actively apply learnings to public service work, specifically to advocate for the use of advanced technologies and ethical use of data in ways that reduce barriers to education and opportunity for American society, and globally.