Karl Mathias
Program Manager for Agency Business Solutions
Dr. Karl Mathias, Ph.D. is NASA’s Program Manager for Agency Business Solutions. He joined NASA on December 3, 2023. Mathias has a tenured leadership track record in several federal agencies. He formerly served as the Chief Information Officer for Health and Human Services. While at HHS, Mathias provided leadership and oversight for the Department’s $7.25B information technology (IT) systems and cybersecurity activities for a workforce of over 83,000. He led the implementation of IT investments, provided policy and resource support for mission accomplishments for a large operating organization, and oversaw compliance for Section 508 Accessibility, Privacy Act, Records Management, and on the Federal CIO Council.
Prior to his HHS role, Mathias was the CIO for the US Marshals Service, spearheading modernization of legacy IT services through redevelopment and migration to cloud environments. Mathias is a veteran who retired from the Air Force in 2007 as a Lieutenant (Lt.) Colonel. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Utah State University, a Master of Science in Computer Systems Technology from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Auburn University.
In 2024, Mathias was awarded the first annual Von Aitken Service Award by the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bethesda.