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Washington, DC-based United States Agency for International Development has appointed Jerry Horton as Chief Information Officer.
About the Company
USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. U.S. foreign assistance has always had the twofold purpose of furthering America`s interests while improving lives in the developing world. USAID carries out U.S. foreign policy by promoting broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad. Spending less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to: -Promote broadly shared economic prosperity; -Strengthen democracy and good governance; -Protect human rights; -Improve global health, -Advance food security and agriculture; -Improve environmental sustainability; -Further education; -Help societies prevent and recover from conflicts; and -Provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of natural and man-made disasters.
About the Person
Jerry Horton joined the United States Agency for International Development on February 15, 2009, as the Chief Information Officer. He has over 15 years of experience with Information Technology Groups from a wide variety of industries. At the U.S. Mint, he held VP and Director roles with several e-Business and manufacturing startups leading Information Technology, Technology Operations, and Business Operations organizations. Prior to those roles, Jerry served as Director of IT for VTEL, Manager of Site Networks and Computing for Motorola in Austin, Texas and IT Manager for two supercomputer manufacturers (nCUBE and CRAY Computer.) He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado.
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