Biography
Clifford M. Clarke serves as Executive Director of Computer and Technology Services for Ivy Tech Community College - Northeast, Fort Wayne, IN. Clifford M. Clarke is the Chief Information Officer for Public Technology Institute, Alexandria, Virginia. Additionally Clarke has leveraged his talents by launching C2 IT Advisors, LLC which provides strategic Information Technology advisory services to emerging businesses. Clarke is also the Information Technology advisor partner with OnCall PSN (Professional Services Network) and collaborates with TQM Network for the delivery various technology presentations as well as leads the popular Fort Wayne CIO Forum. In addition to CIO transitional services, which cover any of the traditional duties of the CIO, he specializes in Strategic Planning and Governance practices, Enterprise Project Management, and information security policy development and practices. Clarke was served as Chief Information Officer / Chief Technology Officer for the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Clarke holds an MBA with concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Management, and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Data Processing both from Indiana Institute of Technology. He is a Certified Project Management Professional, a Certified Information Security Manager, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control, and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology. Clarke has more than 20 years of IT experience and a wealth of leadership expertise.