GTRA is a leading nationally recognized nonprofit 501(c)3 organization of CIO’s/CISO’s/CTO’s dedicated to bridging the gap between Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley, creating a public-private sector technology collaboration fostering thought leadership, executive knowledge exchange, and to drive government technology ideas forward. Our core focus lies in the areas of Security, Big Data, Cloud, Mobile, Infrastructure, and IT Services. GTRA has over 120 Council members, Ambassadors, Technology Advisers, and Speakers who are senior government officials dedicated to improving their IT community through trends research, executive briefings, round-tables, boardroom meetings, thought leadership think-tanks, strategic knowledge exchange panels, networking receptions and dinners, recognition awards, and bi-annual summits. By becoming a GTRA Contributor, executives are able to take action with their peers and utilize GTRA as a platform for improving outcome, access to a vast body of knowledge, innovative thinking, sharing best practices and lessons-learned, and enjoy opportunities to collaborate with like-minded executives.