• Dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service

Bio

  • John B. Sherman has served in national security for 30 years and has held senior positions in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Mr. Sherman has been appointed by both President Trump and President Biden, and he most recently served in the Senate-confirmed role of Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, where he led digital modernization for an enterprise with four million members with an information technology and cyber budget of $60 billion. He is a 1992 Distinguished Military Graduate of Texas A&M University, where he served as Corps Commander and was commissioned as an Army officer. He also earned a Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Houston. He is the recipient of the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit, the Presidential Rank Award (Meritorious and Distinguished levels), and the National Intelligence Superior Service Medal. Mr. Sherman, a Houston native, is married to fellow Aggie Liz (’91) who also serves in national security, and they have two grown children who are both in public service.