Janet C.Caldow

Janet C.Caldow is the Director of IBM's Institute for Electronic Government. Located in Washington, DC, the Institute is a global leadership resource in governance, economic development, citizen services, technology, education, and healthcare for the digital society. Ms. Caldow directs a robust research agenda with renowned academic and practitioner partners. In the Center's cybercast studio, she oversees a variety of TV programs delivered over the Web. Formerly the Director of Strategic Management for the County of Fairfax, Virginia, her innovations in government won national recognition at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Caldow serves on the Harvard Policy Group, the Congressional Management Foundation's Expert Panel on Congress Online, the Advisory Board for the Global Development Gateway, The World Bank, and Governor Gilmore's e-Communities Task Force. An author, researcher, frequent speaker and Lacrosse mom, she holds an MBA, and a BA in sociology. Ms. Caldow resides in Vienna, Virginia, and Nantucket, Massachusetts.