Muse Technologies, Incorporated
Dr. Linda Cureton is the founder and CEO of Muse Technologies, Incorporated. A thought leader and known strategic innovator, Linda’s forty-plus years of public service ensure Muse delivers responsive solutions in Leadership, Program Management & Organizational Development. Linda has proven success in cloud computing, mobility, and program management and is a leader in the industry. Dr. Cureton served in the US Federal Government as a Cabinet Level Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Linda led one of the best IT organizations in the government. While CIO, she served as the principal advisor to the NASA Administrator and provided insight and technology leadership to some of the most brilliant scientists and engineers in the world. While CIO, she created the popular NASA CIO blog and continues to be a prolific blogger. A strong leader, and innovator, Dr. Cureton received significant recognition for being a pathfinder for other federal CIOs in the professional use of social media. Well known in the public sector for her ability to communicate, lead, and drive change, Linda has a record for delivering innovation and notable reductions in operating costs for her organization.
She has written several articles for Federal Computer Week and Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is a monthly contributor to Information Week Government. She has numerous publications, like “Eigenvalues of the Laplacian on Polygons” Journal of Sound and Vibration, “The Leadership Muse: Inspiration for the 21st Century Hero Leader” – Synergy Press, and “Innovation: There Is Something New Under the Sun” – IT Professional.
Linda held various executive IT positions, including Associate CIO at the Department of Energy and Deputy CIO at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Her strong business acumen in leadership, technology, and program management solutions provide Muse Technologies with the foundation necessary to develop solutions that deliver powerful outcomes for their clients.
Born and raised in Washington, DC, Linda attended DC public schools like Duke Ellington School of the Arts. There she studied trumpet, French horn, and piano. In 1980, Dr. Cureton graduated from Howard University with a BS in Mathematics. Later, she received a Master of Science degree and Post-Masters Advanced Certificate in Applied Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Cureton currently serves on advisory boards for the Open Systems Software Institute, the Professional Capture Management Forum, and the DC Youth Orchestra Program. Some of her former professional affiliations have included the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Gartner Group Information Technology Executive Program, Women in Technology, American Council for Technology, Government Information Technology Executive Council, and the Society for Information Management, Advanced Practices Council.
Dr. Cureton has received prestigious awards including, The 50 Women of Influence and Power
Award from the Minority Enterprise Executive Council and the IT Service Management Forum
(ITSMF) Summit Heritage Award. Linda has also received recognition from the Washington
Business Journal –Women Who Mean Business, and she was a Women in Technology Award
Finalist for Excellence in Leadership, Mentoring, and Technology. Linda, was honored as
Government Computer News Civilian Executive of the Year. She was recognized as a Washingtonian Magazine Tech Titan, Federal Computer Week’s Top Fed 100, and one of Business Insider’s 25 Most Powerful Women Engineers.
Linda lives in a Washington, DC suburb in Maryland with her husband of 31 years, her mother, and her grandfather.