Fátima Terry serves as the Deputy Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Digital Service (DS) in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). In this role, Fátima is responsible for developing an expanded team of technology, innovation, and service delivery leaders to meet the myriad of mission’s needs across USDA. Prior to USDA, Fátima served two tours with the US Digital Service (USDS), and during one tour as acting Chief Learning Officer for the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Management and Operations Division – Human Capital (OMB-MOD-HC) team. Across her career, she has worked for or partnered with at least 10 other federal agencies in the areas of technology delivery, product development, leadership, human capital, organizational design, technical education and Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), apprenticeships, advanced manufacturing credentialing and more. Outside of federal work, Fatima also brings a decade of experience in the private sector, specializing in tech start-ups and tech workforces. Fátima is an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Internal Coaching Training Program Graduate and coaches a range of executive and non-executive clients in her spare time. She holds an M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, as well as a B.A. in Psychology from New Jersey City University. Fátima is a first-generation immigrant born in Peru and the first female in her family to receive an advanced degree.