Mr. Simpson was selected as the Deputy, CIO for OPM on January 1, 2012. He is responsible for assisting the CIO in managing the information technology and innovative solutions that support OPM’s mission to recruit, retain, and honor a world-class workforce.

Prior to joining OPM, he was the Assistant Commissioner for Information Resources and the Chief Information Officer, for the Financial Management Service (FMS), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury. He held that position since October 2005 where he led a number of modernization and innovation efforts. He was also responsible for the effective daily use of information technology throughout FMS, which disburses and collects trillions annually while providing government wide accounting and debt collection services for the federal government. Mr. Simpson has been a Federal Government employee since 1992 serving in a number of different positions in FMS and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Prior to his Federal government service, he spent several years in private banking and engineering consulting firms.

Mr. Simpson is a graduate of Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA and holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration which he received in 1979.