David Marroni

Experience

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  Aspen Systems Corporation

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2004

  Contractor

  • Contractor in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development office responsible for programs aimed at generating economic growth in distressed communities through federal tax incentives and grants.• Assessed the office’s grant tracking system, identified weaknesses, recommended improvements to program leadership, and led the implementation of those recommended changes.

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  US Government Accountability Office

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2007

  Senior Analyst

  • Analyst on multi-disciplinary engagement teams that evaluated national defense programs against leading practices and recommended policy and legislative changes. • Led analyses and research to support products and recommendations, including analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, interviewing agency officials and external groups, writing product segments, and briefing clients and stakeholders on our results.

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  U.S. House Appropriations Committee

  Jan 2007 - Aug 2009

  Committee Staff

  • Worked with Members of Congress and senior congressional appropriations staff to develop and negotiate the $4 billion annual funding bill for Congress and its support agencies for 2008, 2009, and 2010.• Scrutinized and prioritized annual budget requests by engaging with senior agency leaders, organizing oversight hearings, and representing committee leadership in negotiating annual funding bills.

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  US Government Accountability Office

  Aug 2009 - now

  • Provide senior executive leadership and set the strategic direction for GAO’s portfolio of work on federal real property and U.S. Postal Service policies and programs. • Oversee 35+ analysts organized into multidisciplinary project teams that evaluate federal programs against leading practices and recommend policy, program management, and legislative changes to improve operational, service, and cost performance. • Ensure projects are designed to maximize return on investment, managed to mitigate risks and stay on budget, and implemented to produce impactful products that address client needs and improve government performance. • Build and maintain relationships with senior congressional staff to understand their key policy and oversight challenges, develop targeted projects to analyze and recommend actions to address those challenges, ensure ongoing projects are meeting client needs, and provide technical and legislative advice.• Develop strong working relationships with senior federal officials to facilitate project execution, enhance the impact of our products, and speed adoption of our recommendations.• Engage with state and local governments, academia, trade associations, industry, and other stakeholders to share knowledge that enhances the sophistication of our analyses and recommendations. • As a recognized subject matter expert in federal real property and postal issues, advocate for GAO recommendations and represent the agency externally by testifying at congressional hearings, speaking at conferences, and sitting for interviews with television, radio, print, and online media. • Shape the talent pipeline and work culture of GAO’s 150-analyst Physical Infrastructure division as a member of its executive leadership team. • Extensive experience recruiting, developing, coaching, and promoting next generation leaders.• Proven success helping the Physical Infrastructure division achieve its annual performance targets. Show less

  • Director (Senior Executive)

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Assistant Director

    Apr 2018 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Analyst

    Aug 2009 - Apr 2018