Tom Brandt retired from the Federal government in 2026 after more than 30 years of public service. He is currently a senior fellow for the Center for Excellence in Public Leadership at George Washington University as well as a fellow with National Academy of Public Administration. During his government career, Tom oversaw the development and implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), helping the agency recover from a major crisis. At the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), he led the integration of the agency’s strategy and risk programs and the maturation of its third-party risk management capability. Tom also spearheaded the establishment of an ERM Community of Interest for the Organizational for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Forum on Tax Administration and served as chair from 2018-2021, where he facilitated critical information and strategy sharing efforts among tax administrations during the COVID pandemic. During his tenure at the IRS and then FRTIB, each agency was awarded the RIMS Global ERM Award of Distinction. Tom is also a recipient of the ERM Hall of Fame Award from the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management in recognition of his longstanding efforts to advance the practice of ERM.