Transform Digital Strategy into Governed, Resilient, Assured, and Accountable Outcomes

Patrick von Schlag has more than 30 years of experience in management and leadership roles. He serves as President of Deep Creek Center, a consultancy based in Maryland. Patrick’s background is in helping organizations adopt and adapt best practice frameworks, including LEAN practices, governance, service management, portfolio/program/project management, Agile disciplines, and cybersecurity risk management. Patrick has provided consulting and training services to a who’s who of leading private and public sector organizations, including Disney, Microsoft, Nike, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Bank of America, all four branches of the US military plus DoD, IRS, Federal Reserve Bank, USDA, and approximately 400 others.

Patrick’s methods are grounded in pragmatic, “rightsized” approaches that help identify and prioritize needs and drive tangible benefits for company stakeholders. He is a sought-after public speaker, with recent large presentations to audiences at several global ITSM conferences and the ISACA governance, risk, and compliance conference, speaking to over 300 attendees. He is also a frequent panelist on APMG’s LEVELUp series for driving global use of best practices. His upcoming book Building an Innovation Engine, to be published by TSO, provides a structured approach to driving innovation in enterprises and unleashing the capabilities of the organization to identify and drive innovation to create competitive advantage and enable mission objectives.