President Obama Picks VMware’s Tony Scott to be Federal CIO

President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Tony Scott to to be the Federal Chief Information Officer and Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, Office of Management and Budget. Tony Scott leads the global information technology group at VMware Inc., a position he has held since 2013. Prior to joining VMware, Scott served as Chief Information Officer at Microsoft from 2008 to 2013. Previously, he was the CIO at The Walt Disney Company from 2005 to 2008. From 1999 to 2005, Scott served as the Chief Technology Officer of Information Systems & Services at General Motors Corporation. Scott received a B.A. from the University of San Francisco and a J.D. from Santa Clara University.