Antonio VilliFana

Antonio Villafana currently serves as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Office of Health Affairs (OHA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In this position, Antonio provides executive leadership and technical expertise in support of IT Investment Acquisition and Governance.

Prior to his selection, Antonio Villafana served as the Deputy Executive Director of Enterprise Business Management Office (EBMO) within DHS. In this role, he provided leadership support to the EBMO Director and DHS CIO in developing and providing governance, management, and monitoring services for all major DHS IT Investments. Mr. Villafana also served as Chief Enterprise Architect for the DHS Intelligence Enterprise at the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). In this position Antonio oversaw the management and alignment of I&A’s information technology (IT) assets, personnel, operations, and projects with operational requirements.

Before joining I&A, Antonio served at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an IT Delivery Manager for a $1 billion Enterprise Application Development contract. Antonio has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of application development, systems engineering, business process reengineering, strategic planning, and financial management. Antonio believes strongly in leveraging existing capabilities, reusing existing solutions, and reducing duplication. Mr. Villafana served 10 years with the U.S. Army as a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) specialist and participated in Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti), Operation Restore Hope (Somalia), and Hurricane Andrew Relief. Antonio graduated from Jacksonville State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. His hobbies and interest include soccer (Go ManU!), cricket, traveling, and teaching.