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Nicole Shiley Gilbride

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Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
📍 Greater Lexington Area, United States

Nicole Shiley Gilbride is the Chief Strategy Officer for the VAs Office of Information and Technology, where she drives digital transformation and technical strategy. An award-winning leader with a background supporting multiple federal departments, she is also a Certified Change Management Practitioner and a Senior Executive Fellow from Harvard University. People often describe her as a compassionate, strategic, and hard-working change agent.

Outside of her government work, Nicole is the owner and lead designer of Beholden Blooms, a boutique floral design studio based in her home state of Kentucky. Her passion for floral design began in her grandmothers garden. She is also a follower of Formula 1 racing, having expressed interest in attending the Las Vegas Grand Prix and its business summit.

She has been recognized multiple times with the FedHealthIT 100 award and as a Disruptive Tech Change Agent for her impact on federal IT.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Lexington Area, United States
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GovTech Transformation
As CSO at the VA, she is responsible for driving digital transformation, engineering excellence, and executing technical strategy to better serve citizens.
Veterans' Welfare
Has spent over a decade working for the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and expresses a deep, ongoing personal commitment to serving and caring for Veterans.
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Career

Work history

8-2021 - 10-2025
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
1-2020
Owner and Lead Designer
Beholden Blooms
12-2019 - 7-2021
Strategic & Operational Communications, Outreach Coordination, and Stakeholder Engagement(DevSecOps)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
8-2018 - 12-2019
Deputy, Outreach Coordination and Stakeholder Communications (DevOps/EPMO)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
5-2017 - 8-2018
Director of Communications (EHRM)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Education
Senior Executive Fellow
Harvard University
2015 - 2015
Executive MBA
Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee
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