NEPA Alliance PTAC 2016 Government Contracting Showcase

Luncheon Keynote Speaker – Department of General Services, Secretary Curt Topper

Secretary Topper most recently led Georgetown University’s purchasing and contracting functions, including responsibility for construction services and accounts payable.  Before Georgetown, he worked as a director at KPMG.  Topper previously served the Department of General Services as Manager of Supply Strategies and Deputy Secretary for Procurement between 2003 and 2008.  He has more than 20 years experience leading successful cost reduction efforts in the public and private sectors.

Topper holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Brown University and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Morning Keynote Speaker – George J. Bath

George J. Bath is currently the Senior Acquisition Advisor for the Chief Administrative Office and various Committees at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC and has more than 30 years of experience in the executive branch, legislative branch and private sector overseeing, directing, and establishing multimillion dollar procurement and logistics programs and departments.  He is the former regional procurement director for VISN 4 for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs based out of Wilkes-Barre, PA.