John Montel

Bureau CIO

John Montel is the Bureau Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Trust Funds Administration. He currently oversees IT operations for three major sites in Washington, DC; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and approximately 86 field sites across the country, including Alaska.
John has over 30 years of experience in the Information Technology sector as a Senior Executive, working with various federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the US House of Representatives, Department of Justice, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Federal Emergency Management Agency, US Secret Service, and the Department of the Interior, where he currently serves.
Mr. Montel was the CEO of U.S. Microsystem Management and served as an executive technical lead on several national projects, including the 2001 Anthrax and Ricin attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
John brings a wealth of experience in implementing large-scale, department-wide initiatives and leading innovative modernizations of electronic records and information management systems across Indian Affairs. While managing his current Bureau CIO duties, he also serves as one of 11 Associate CIOs supporting the modernization of the Department’s IT with cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Multi-Factor Authentication, and other enterprise programs across the agency.