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Holly Ham

Managing Director – Houston, Texas

Strategic Growth Advisor | Technology Solutions | Private and Public Sector Engagement | Energy | Utilities | Operational Efficiencies | Business Transformation

Holly Ham is a strategic growth advisor focused on mid-sized to large organizations seeking market expansion with technology-enabled solutions. Holly served in the 45^th Trump Administration with a Presidential Appointment as Assistant Secretary for Management at the Education Department. In this capacity, she led and directed over 200 employees responsible for security, privacy, workforce management, benefits, facilities, FOIA, and organizational performance. Holly also had oversight of contracts and grants, finance and accounting, and logistics. She also held senior positions at the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the Commerce Department, and the Housing and Urban Development Department. Each unique role offered connection points with the American people to touch public policy, economic drivers, and citizen-centric services.

Prior to public service, Holly spent over two decades in private enterprise focused on increasing organizations’ productivity through technology. She spent the early part of her career as a management consultant for Fortune 100 firms seeking to optimize strategic sourcing, procurement, finance and accounting, and human resources operations. Her work enabled Chevron to save $470M and The Clorox Company to save $120M – both annually – by increasing efficiency through a combined model of business improvement processes, technology, and redeploying and retraining human talent.

As a sales and business development executive for EDS/HP, Holly managed a $2B portfolio in energy and utilities, leading multiple teams to provide strategic solutions to complex senior-level challenges, including enterprise data management and security, enterprise resource planning enhancements, applications modernization, and cloud initiatives. Customer success was a result of confidently addressing a myriad of challenges, garnering support across business divisions, and exhibiting long-term return on investment.

Holly is a graduate of the University of Houston, where she received both her Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees, graduating as a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. Based in Texas, Holly spends time between Houston and Washington, DC.

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