Mark Schwartz is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), where he leads an IT organization that provides services to 20,000 employees who process 7 million benefit applications a year. His primary goal is to increase the IT organization’s responsiveness to mission needs by reducing time from concept to deployment for new capabilities. To support this goal, Mr. Schwartz has introduced agile and lean development practices, continuous delivery, and DevOps to an organization that must work within the constraints of federal government policies. He has been a leader in introducing agile approaches to the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies.

Prior to USCIS, Mr. Schwartz was the CIO of Intrax Cultural Exchange, where his innovative Family Room application drove dramatic market share, revenue, and profit growth. This accomplishment was recognized by CIO Magazine with a CIO 100 award in 2006. Mr. Schwartz has also served as the CEO of Auctiva Corporation, a software company that provides software and services to buyers and sellers in online auction sites. In 2010 Mr. Schwartz was named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders by Computerworld Magazine, and in 2013 Mr. Schwartz received a Federal 100 award from Federal Computer Week.

Mr. Schwartz holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Yale University, an M.A. in Philosophy from Yale University, and an M.B.A. from Wharton.