RESCHEDULED: HSDBC Executive Roundtable with DHS Deputy USM and CFO

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council

Executive Roundtable with

Chip Fulghum

Deputy Under Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

*New Date*

Wednesday, August 31st | 10:00-11:30 a.m.

PwC | 1730 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 6th Floor | Washington, DC

Senior Executives Only

Seating is limited to no more than two representatives per member company.

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Middlesworth at mmiddlesworth@homelandcouncil.org or 202-470-6443.

Speaker Bio - Chip Fulghum was confirmed as the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on September 23, 2014. He also serves as the Department’s Deputy Under Secretary for Management. Mr. Fulghum joined the Department as the Budget Director in the Office of the CFO in October 2012, following a notable career as an officer in the United States Air Force.

As Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Mr. Fulghum leads several lines of business across the Department. These business areas include financial management, human capital, information technology, procurement, security, and asset management. He also provides support and guidance to the Department’s acquisition oversight process and represents DHS in a number of management-related interagency committees.

As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Fulghum oversees the $60 billion budget of DHS, including the development and justification of the budget request, and budget execution, and reporting. He directs all financial management activities throughout the department, some of which include financial reporting, successful outcomes during annual financial audits, modernization of financial systems and financial assistance policy and oversight. He has stewardship of internal controls to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse and coordinates Government Accountability Office-Office of Inspector General inquiries across the department. He oversees the targeted mission area analysis to support decisions on the direction and use of resources, including life cycle cost estimates for large department programs.

Prior to joining the Department, he served as a U.S. Air Force officer for 28 years, rising to the rank of a Colonel. Mr. Fulghum is a graduate of the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, Professional Military Comptroller School, and Squadron Officer School. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.