growth[period], a strategic advisory firm serving public- and private-sector clients at moments of growth, complexity, and transformation, announced Tony Arcadi joined the firm in the role of Strategic Client Advisor.

With 28 years of federal technology leadership spanning the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Arcadi joins growth[period] to support clients navigating federal IT modernization, AI adoption, and cybersecurity strategy.

“We are excited to have Tony join the growth[period] team. His deep knowledge of technology and how it can solve mission problems will bring a wealth of insight and differentiation to our clients,” said Stacy Schwartz, Senior Partner of Public Sector and Public Safety at growth[period]. “With his firsthand experience as a CIO, we’re confident Tony will make an immediate and positive impact to everything he does.”

Mr. Arcadi most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Systems and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he provided governance and strategic oversight for $8 billion in IT spend across Treasury's bureaus, directed a $500 million departmental IT budget, and led 375 employees and 1,000+ contractors across 650 locations. During his tenure, he spearheaded Treasury's AI governance framework, architected Treasury Cloud, and enhanced cybersecurity posture across 300,000+ endpoints, earning three consecutive Congressional FITARA Awards for IT and cybersecurity improvement and two Secretary's Awards for distinguished and meritorious service. Earlier in his career at the U.S. Marshals Service, he led IT recovery operations following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, earning the Director's Distinguished Service Award.

Mr. Arcadi attended Brooklyn College in New York, where he studied economics and computer science.

About growth[period]

For more than 19 years, growth[period]’s management consulting, business development, geopolitical risk, strategy and transaction advisory services have focused on serving the principal challenges faced by companies in highly regulated industries. We are nationally recognized as a leading provider to growing and established firms seeking assistance to complete sophisticated corporate and technology transactions; manage entry into the federal government contracting industry; assist with navigating the federal marketplace; represent them in partnering agreements; and/or advise them on diligence matters. With deep roots globally, growth[period] has more than 90 experts and offices in multiple markets across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit www.growthprd.com.

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