David Gragan has been the Chief Procurement Officer for the District of Columbia since being appointed by Mayor Adrian Fenty in June, 2007.  Prior to taking this position, he spent several years serving as a consultant to state and local governments on procurement reform, working for Accenture, Oracle and Silver Oak Solutions/CGI.  He has been a public procurement professional since 1993, when he became the Chief Procurement Officer for the State of Indiana.  He subsequently served the State of Texas as CPO.  He currently serves on the NASPO Board of Directors, as well as the Executive Advisory Board of the National Contract Management Association, the professional association of the Federal contracting community. He is presently the vice chair of the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council, the certifying body for state and local government procurement professionals. Dave has been honored with the distinguished service awards of both the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).  He is a Certified Public Procurement Officer, and a life member of NASPO. Before embarking on his public procurement career, Dave was an intelligence officer in the United States Marine Corps.  He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Southern California.