Matt Gilkeson

Over 15 years of proven leadership in information technology with a talent for coalition building, identifying complex organizational priorities, advocating change management and directing resources to recruit, engage and lead diverse teams to exceed goals in product delivery. Matt is innovative in identifying solutions in design, development and delivery through creative emerging capability and technology systems integration.

In 2024, Matt was appointed to the role of Chief Technology Officer/Chief Data Officer, a new TSA Senior Executive Service position created to strengthen data governance, data sharing, technology innovation and TSA’s use of Artificial Intelligence. The role will provide leadership, a comprehensive data strategy and parody across the federal government and private sector for that responsibility, given TSA’s heavy reliance on data.

From 2019-2023, Matt served as the Division Director for the Innovation Task Force (ITF) within the Requirements and Capabilities Analysis (RCA) at TSA. The ITF fosters innovation by integrating key stakeholders in the identification, demonstration, and characterization of emerging solutions in an effort to increase security effectiveness and improve passenger experience. As a founding member of ITF, Matt helped lead the rapid strategy and delivery of enhanced security screening technology by deploying over 170 automated screening lanes. The new technology has increased efficiency by up to 30% and saved over $120 million in federal budget costs.