Amélie Koran

2024 – 2025

-WALMART GLOBAL TECH

DIRECTOR, RED TEAM (AI AND OMNICHANNEL)

Built and led the initial internal and external offensive security capability for a global Fortune 1 enterprise, securing omnichannel e-commerce and AI-driven technologies through specialized technical operations and strategic risk management.

Directed the secure adoption of AI/LLM solutions while developing organizational growth strategies, operational metrics, and third-party engagement oversight to strengthen enterprise security, team performance, and cross-functional business alignment.

2022 – 2025

– THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL

NON-RESIDENT SENIOR FELLOW

Served as a nationally recognized subject matter expert on software supply chain security, driving industry awareness and influencing public policy through research, analysis, and strategic engagement with government and private sector stakeholders.

Authored widely referenced work on Software Bills of Materials (SBOM), provided congressional testimony on open-source software cybersecurity, and contributed to the OpenSSF Software Security Mobilization Plan to advance secure open-source ecosystem practices across industries.

2021 – 2023

– ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC.

DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY RELATIONS

Created, enhanced and facilitated relationships with important external partners, while guiding research and advising on EA’s technology decisions and priorities related to external technology partnerships.

Managed evaluations of external technology solutions, as needed to coalesce informed well-communicated recommendations to game teams, technology teams and executives. Researched new industry technologies that may become strategically important to EA, and distill to what is either beneficial and/or necessary for EA’s objectives

2019 – 2021

-SPLUNK, INC.

SENIOR TECHNOLOGY ADVOCATE

Executive and senior-level engagement for IT markets regarding DevOps/DevSecOps practices, IT transformation, modernization, data governance and management for current and prospective customers.

Advocacy roles for in-person events, on-line and print media, and strategic engagements with internal and external groups to counsel on best practices, future capabilities and community and customer outreach.

2018– 2019

-U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Managed the analysis and digital transformation of various business processes to support HHS OIG mission activities and strategic priorities, including business process reengineering and resource management techniques.

Led the introduction of new cloud services platform, and development of “first of its kind” services within government, including human resource processing and investigative support solutions.

2017 – 2019

-U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Provided oversight, program direction and planning for management and support of information technology activities nationwide within HHS OIG by leading the formulation, development and administration of information technology systems objectives, plans, policies, and projects to meet organization needs.

Consulted with customers and IT managerial staff to identify and define strategic requirements that will allow the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to significantly improve agency operations whether that might be in terms of effectiveness, efficiency or both.

2015 – 2017

-U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

MANAGER – SECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND SERVICES

Provided oversight and expertise in information security of all IT systems operated by or on behalf of the Department of the Treasury to ensure they are adequately protected to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability in order to minimize the risk of unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification or destruction.

Provided guidance and leadership to support and implement a disciplined information security management strategy that focuses on managing risk and optimizing cost-effectiveness for the Department of Treasury’s Office of the Chief Information Officer.

2014 – 2015

-THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

SENIOR ARCHITECT – ARCHTECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY

Developed enterprise-wide technology strategy to address differences between business units, and also find efficiencies through shared technologies and services

Provided vendor screening and management, research and solution evaluation to Walt Disney Company business units including those encompassing cloud, mobility, security, application and data services and technologies

2014

-OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET – EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

IT POLICY ANALYST – STRATEGY, POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS

Provided technical and editorial review on OMB circulars, exhibit updates, revisions as well as draft and proposed legislation and served as subject matter expert for cybersecurity, policy development, workforce analysis and user experience activities

Reviewed proposed legislative activity and provided feedback on feasibility, implementation challenges and potential agency impacts, including most cybersecurity related activities, and served as internal technical expert in cybersecurity and applied information systems to E-Gov office and sponsored working groups.

2010 – 2014

-U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

CHIEF ENTERPRISE SECURITY ARCHITECT

Served as lead technical advisor to the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and other Agency divisions on information service and technology planning, development, construction, and implementation of security controls, techniques and policies.

Provided technical security evaluations of new exploratory technologies, including guiding development of security technical implementation guidance (STIG) and associated policies.