Carlos Solari has most recently completed a successful assignment as the Chief Information Officer for the Executive Office of the President (EOP – The White House) – a position first created in August 2001. Solari has been directly involved in the field of information technology for over 24 years, including 6 plus years as a Senior Executive with the FBI and 13 years as an officer in the U.S. Army where he earned numerous commendations and Ranger Tab, Airborne Wings.

While serving as CIO, Solari transformed the EOP IT infrastructure to a modern, survivable enterprise serving the White House and its 12 component offices – all in the midst of unprecedented cyber and physical security concerns. This transformation was comprehensive and conducted while concurrently delivering advanced business functionality. This overall 2-year strategy involved $60M in federal funds, the reengineering of major business processes and consolidation of systems. Solari also created a first-time system survivability for high assurance in crisis conditions.

In 2004, Federal Computer Weekly select him as a Top 100 Executive for his work in bringing the EOP from a level 2 rating to a level 5 rating – in the Government Accountability Office enterprise architecture assessment.

Solari has held positions in various private business enterprises to include launching an independent information systems consulting service – Solari Innovations, Inc. where he currently serves as President.