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Douglas W

Principal and board member

About Me

Dr. Doug Webster is a Principal with TFC Consulting. He is a retired Air Force officer with a subsequent quarter century and consulting in strategic planning, governance, and risk management. He has also served in the federal government as the Director of Risk Management at USAID, Deputy Director of the DoD Business Transformation Agency, and twice as a Senate-confirmed Presidential appointee (CFO of the Department of Labor and CFO of the Department of Education. He is pioneer in Enterprise Risk Management in the federal government, having introduced the topic to the White House in 2008, established the first federal interest group in ERM that same year, led the founding of the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) in 2011, and developed and taught the inaugural ERM course for George Washington University. Dr. Webster also developed the concept of Value Based Management (VBM) which guides organizations to integrate concepts of strategic planning, performance management, financial management, risk management, and organizational change management to maximize the value of products and services delivered to key stakeholders. Dr. Webster has co-authored or co-edited four books, including Chasing Change: Building Organizational Capacity in a Turbulent Environment (2009), Managing Risk and Performance: A Guide for Government Decision Makers (2014), and Value Based Management in Government (2020). He has authored journal articles on ERM and VBM, is a frequent conference speaker on these topics, and is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Jurisdiction

United States

Notable Employer

  • Director, Government to Government Risk Management at US Agency for International Development
  • Chief Financial Officer at US Department of Education
  • Partner at Computer Sciences Corporation

Experience

Seniority LevelBoard
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Director, Government to Government Risk ManagementNotableUS Agency for International Development
2015 - 2018

Led policy development and oversight of all fiduciary risk management for approximately $4B of government-to-government development funding worldwide for USAID. Guided the implementation of ERM at USAID.

Chief Financial OfficerNotableUS Department of Education
2018 - 2019

Led all financial management, internal controls, contracting, and acquisition management for a federal cabinet-level agency. Led strategic planning for the merger of a new finance and operations organization consisting of 460 persons.

Principal, ERM Practice LeadTFC Consulting
2019 - Present

Lead the federal ERM and governance consulting practice for all US federal agency contracts.

CEOCambio Consulting Group
2012 - 2015

Founded a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) focused on helping public and private sector organizations successfully lead change through the integration of strategic planning, performance management, cost management, ERM, organizational change management, and governance.

PartnerNotableComputer Sciences Corporation
2010 - 2012

Led the Financial Management practice for all federal government consulting. Provided business development support and thought leadership in financial management transformation and enterprise risk management. Also provided oversight, quality assurance, and project management for selected projects.

Education

Doctorate of Business/Financial ManagementUnited States International University
1983 - 1990
Masters of Systems ManagementUniversity of Southern California
1976 - 1983

Skills

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Skills

Governance, enterprise risk management, strategic planning, organizational change management, public speaking, and Value Based Management.

Languages

English

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