Scott Furman

Summary

I am a senior technology and operation executive who orchestrates large-scale complex technology and process transformational initiatives that ensure operational readiness in responding to rapidly changing business and market requirements. Leveraging my strong strategic planning skills in providing innovative solutions, identifying operational and financial performance drivers, aligning the right resources to achieve business goals, designing efficient processes, and building top performing, highly engaged teams, I have earned a reputation for solving complex business challenges. Regarded for integrity and a winning attitude that motivates others to excel, I strengthen organizations by aligning the right people to the right roles and building capabilities to optimize them. In my recent work with the Federal Reserve, I have developed, sourced, and led enterprise-wide technology and process roadmaps for elevating operational performance of the Federal Reserve System’s IT organization. I am proud of transforming multiple infrastructure programs that unlocked millions of reinvestment dollars, all while building internal capability around mission-critical financial functions. This experience, combined with my earlier career with GE and AirTouch/Vodafone has given me the cross-functional executive agility to consistently deliver strategic vision, operational excellence, financial acumen, and organizational leadership. Noted for: Designing and Executing Strategic Plans and Roadmaps Co-led development of multiyear strategy and enabling roadmap providing first-ever comprehensive vision and strategy for $500M Federal Reserve IT organization and regional IT shared service functions, establishing pathway for integration into single, streamlined operating structure. Managing Enterprisewide Transformation Strategized, negotiated, and drove multistakeholder support for multigenerational operations plan that transformed large-scale, bespoke infrastructure build program to top-performing operational unit unlocking $10.5M annually for reinvestment from $70M operating budget. Building High-Yield Vendor Partnerships Negotiated vendor and strategic sourcing agreements supporting US Treasury delivering $55M+ in savings while increasing performance and productivity of infrastructure that hosts mission-critical collections, payment, and accounting functions foundational to $21T US economy.