Donald Knode
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Acquisition & Grants Management (OAGM)
Mr. Knode is the Senior Technical Advisor in the Office of Acquisition & Grants Management (OAGM) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In this role, he is responsible for leading several strategic projects and initiatives to improve and transform acquisition at CMS. Prior to his current position, Mr. Knode served as the Director of the IT Contracts Group where he lead and managed the acquisition of over $2.4B annually for Information Technology (IT) products and services. Mr. Knode started his career as an intern with the U.S. Department of Air Force and has over 34 years as an acquisition professional. Prior to joining CMS in 2005, he served as the Operations Group Director for the Defense Contract Management Agency - Maryland. Mr. Knode holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Baltimore, a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Towson State University, and is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute.