Shahid N. Shah

Chief Architect, OMB MAX Federal Community

Shahid N. Shah is the CEO of Netspective Communications, a software consultancy whose actionable advice and disciplined approach delivers business critical solutions for the Executive Office of the President (EOP), OMB, the Budget Formulation & Execution Line of Business (BFELoB) and numerous other federal agencies. Shahid's an expert at discovering practical technology solutions to real-world business initiatives, especially in the government, healthcare and financial services industries. He is an influential thought leader and a winner of a 2009 Federal Computer Week "Fed 100" award for his work on the MAX Federal Community. At http://www.federalarchitect.com he advises senior federal technologists through his popular blog.