1. Executive
Biography
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Herndon, VA 20171
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Audra E. Ryan-Jones
Vice President, Civilian Market Segment
Enterprise Services U.S. Public Sector,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Audra Ryan-Jones leads the Civilian Market for U.S. Public Sector, including the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Reserve Bank (FRB),
U.S. Postal Service (USPS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
and the U.S. Departments of Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Treasury and
Transportation.
Prior to Joining HPE, Audra was the Vice President of Operations for the Xerox Large
Enterprise Organization, Public Sector and Healthcare Operations. She has also led the
Financial Services Sector, Government and Select East Commercial Accounts and was
the Go To Market Vice President, Public Sector and Retail in Xerox Global Document
Outsourcing (GDO), Communication and Marketing Services (CMS) Line of Business
(LOB). In that role, Audra led a team of managing principals who were responsible for
large deal pursuit, capture and execution.
Audra joined Xerox in 1995 as a Senior Consultant in the Document Consulting Group.
She has held many senior management roles including Region Manager of Strategic
Outsourcing, Special Assistant to the President of Xerox Global Services, General
Manager for the DC Metro Operation, Business Services Director or the Mid-Atlantic
Public Sector Operations, and Managing Director for Delivery and Client Operations.
She led the international team that revived and implemented the global strategy for the
Document Outsourcing and Communication Services LOB. Audra became Vice
President; Go to Market Operations in 2006 with responsibility for North America. In
2007 when the move to industry groups occurred, Audra led the Healthcare and Public
Sector Assignment. In 2008, she assumed the responsibility for Retail and Public
Sector.
Prior to Xerox, Audra worked for IBM. She progressed rapidly through their Systems
Engineering and Management ranks where she managed complex, technology-driven,
customer requirements, associated contract, and service delivery systems. Audra
received seven IBM Systems Engineering and Hundred Percent Clubs during her nine-
year tenure at IBM. Audra also accepted an 18-month assignment in the Middle East as
a Technology Advisor to the Kuwait Air Force and Ministry of Defense.
Audra earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a Bachelors of Business Administration from
Temple University with Honors.
Outside of HPE, Audra is involved in serving the community as the President of the
Board of Evangeline Ministries, a non-profit organization that provides life skill training
and job opportunities for women with HIV/Aids in Cape Town South Africa. She also
served as a member of the Executive committee of the Northern Virginia Urban League
Board and the Xerox Corporation Political Action Committee (XPAC) Board of Trustees.