James Drake

Experience

1. Chief of Staff to the VP of Infrastructure

   TransUnion

   Feb 2021 — Present

   Provides leadership and coordination for the global infrastructure projects related to strategic planning, facilitating senior management offsite meetings, driving organizational realignment, forecasting, and spearheading large initiatives.* Project lead to reduce risk within the global technology organization by tracking potential findings, remediation and identifying responsible owners.* Prioritize VP focus on the immediate needs of the organization to ensure deadlines are met; screen incoming work to assess priority level, and manage on-going initiatives to efficiently report on when projects are completed.* Represent senior leadership in project planning meetings to help guide projects and make sure they move forward on-time and achieve their objectives.* Complete the preparation for materials and data presented for executive summary at corporate meetings; communicate with senior leadership to create cohesive presentation materials for delivery to stakeholders.* Manage a team of IT Consultants assisting with project planning, risk remediation, management presentations, entitlement management, and project and portfolio management.

Education

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Music