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As the assistant program executive officer (APEO) at Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, Rob Schadey is the lead change agent responsible for synchronizing and integrating programs across product delivery efforts for 36 program offices and 71 acquisition programs through stakeholder engagement, resourcing and agile delivery of all capabilities.
Before assuming the APEO role in June 2023, Schadey attended the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University. He received a Master of Science in National Security and Resource Strategy and completed the Defense Acquisition Corps, Senior Acquisition Concentration.
Previously, Schadey was director of the Business Mission Area at PEO EIS. He was responsible for integrating and modernizing the Army’s enterprise resource planning systems, focusing on enterprise initiatives such as cloud migration, cloud computing and data analytics.
Schadey began his career as an enlisted computer and network system specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for six years. He then joined MITRE Corporation, where he supported the Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team.
Schadey launched his government career in 2002 when he was selected as a group leader for cybersecurity engineering at the Communications-Electronics Command’s Information Systems Engineering Command. He then returned to the private sector as vice president and chief information security officer at a cloud start-up before resuming his work in civil service in December 2017 at PEO EIS.
Schadey holds a Master of Science in computer science and cybersecurity from Capitol Technology University in Laurel, Maryland. He is a distinguished National Defense University Chief Information Security Officer Program graduate. He holds (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Information Systems Security Architecture Professional certifications. He holds an advanced Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certification in Systems Program Research Development, Engineering, and Information Technology.
Schadey received the Superior Civilian Service Award, Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.