Leading Large-Scale Change: Modernizing Government IT with Laura Johnston Stash

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What does leadership look like when you’re modernizing thousands of systems, managing millions in federal IT budgets, and guiding organizations through constant change?

In this episode of FORUM Impact: Women in Leadership, host Mary Ann Brown sits down with Laura Johnston Stash, EVP at iTech AG, to talk about leadership, modernization, and driving predictable results in government and enterprise IT.

Laura is an experienced executive with a proven track record solving complex challenges across federal government IT and financial services. A skilled strategist in digital transformation, budgeting and finance, Agile adoption, and enterprise planning, she’s known as a catalyst for teamwork, action, and sustainable change.

Founded in 2008, iTech AG helps federal, state, and commercial organizations transition legacy systems, processes, and workflows into modern platforms. Their work spans government IT modernization, data integration, enterprise portfolio management, and large-scale digital transformation—delivering faster, more reliable outcomes.

🎧 In this conversation, we explore:

• What drew Laura to government IT and financial services leadership
• Why legacy system modernization is critical right now in the public sector
• How leaders overcome resistance to change in complex organizations
• What strong leadership looks like on massive, high-risk initiatives
• The biggest misconceptions about Agile adoption
• Why predictability matters as much as speed in enterprise IT
• How executives keep teams aligned during long, high-pressure projects
• Advice for leaders navigating digital transformation—again and again

This episode is a must-listen for leaders in government IT, federal modernization, digital transformation, Agile leadership, enterprise systems, and public-sector technology.

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