Marj Akerley

An innovator, team motivator and dynamic proponent of change through collaborative technologies, Marj Akerley has recently accepted a new role where she is doing just that.

Marj recently became the Executive Director of the Organizational Readiness Office within the CIO Branch of the Treasury Board Secretariat, an organization committed to providing community development, collaboration and shared people management solutions. In this role, she works with organizations across the public service, embracing and optimizing culture change surrounding the use of social media and collaborative technologies. She will play a leading role in the evolution of the Government of Canada wiki (GCPEDIA) and the use of Web 2.0 in Government while continuing to support community development in the Information Management, Information Technology and Security Communities.

From 2005-2010, Marj was the Chief Information Officer at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). At NRCan, her leadership and dedication to finding innovative solutions to address their science-based knowledge needs resulted in the implementation of collaborative technologies, including the NRCan Resource Wiki, and initiated a cultural change in the way the department creates, shares and stores information. With a focus on increasing collaboration and integrating departmental knowledge, Marj developed a Collaborative Technologies Business Case for NRCan laying out a three-tiered plan to roll out a number of technologies over four years.

Marj has more than 30 years of information management and technology experience in the government and private sector. She holds an MBA from Queen’s University and a Computer Science diploma from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. Marj resides in Ottawa with her husband and two children.