Management Biographies

James W. Sheaffer
North American Public Sector
President

Mr. Sheaffer is president of the North American Public Sector, CSC's largest business unit providing business and mission solutions and services to agencies of the United States and Canadian governments worldwide. From 2003-05, he served as vice president and manager for CSC's business area serving the United States Department of Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Mr. Sheaffer was also general manager for the PRIME Alliance, CSC's partnership with the Internal Revenue Service to support the Business Systems Modernization program. Led by CSC, the PRIME Alliance includes IBM, BearingPoint, Northrop Grumman, SAIC and Unisys.

Prior to joining CSC, Mr. Sheaffer spent 27 years with American Management Systems Inc. (AMS). As a senior vice president from 1998-2002, he served as chief operating officer for AMS's telecommunications industry practice in North America and Europe and led the company's entry into the Asia Pacific and Latin American regions. From 1990-98, as European general manager, he created and built AMS's business with financial services and telecommunications clients -- growing from less than $5M to more than $200M in annual revenue. By 1998, AMS had more than 1,400 staff operating from 14 offices in 11 European countries.

Before his European assignment, Mr. Sheaffer established and led AMS's information technology consulting and services practice with the United States Department of Defense serving clients in all four uniformed services. He also gained experience with civil agencies, managing projects for the United States Departments of Energy, Labor and Housing and Urban Development, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency and GAO.

Mr. Sheaffer currently serves on the board of directors for both the Professional Services Council and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

Mr. Sheaffer earned a BS degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago. He served as an officer in the United States Navy.