JAMES E. TUNNESSEN JR., MBA
D. Eng. Candidate, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Forbes Technology Council ~ Federal CAIO Council Member
Email: jetjr@gwu.edu •
Location: Washington, DC area
GitHub: github.com/jtunnessen •
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jimtunnessen
Consulting: gradientdescent.biz
PUBLICATIONS & INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Peer-Reviewed & Academic
Tunnessen, J. (2027). Praxis: “A Human-centered XAI Evaluation Framework for Federal Decision Augmentation” George Washington University School of Engineering & Applied Science (in preparation)
Policy & Government Reports
Tunnessen, J. (FY2026). NEA Information & Technology Directive. National Endowment for the Arts (Author)
Tunnessen, J. (FY2026). NEA Information Resources Management Strategic Plan FY2026. National Endowment for the Arts (Author)
Tunnessen, J. (FY2026). NEA Artificial Intelligence Strategic Plan and Procedures FY2025. National Endowment for the Arts (Author)
Tunnessen, J. (FY2022). NEA Information Resources Management Strategic Plan FY2022. National Endowment for the Arts (Author)
Tunnessen, J. et al. (2020). ACT-IAC AI Playbook for the U.S. Federal Government. American Council for Technology–Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) (Contributor)
Tunnessen, J. et al. (2019). AI/ML Primer for Government. American Council for Technology–Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) (Contributor)
Tunnessen, J. (FY2019). USAGM Artificial Intelligence Strategic Plan FY2019. Voice of America (Author)
Tunnessen, J. (FY2018). USAGM Information Resources Management Strategic Plan FY2018. Voice of America (Author)
Practitioner Publications — Forbes Technology Council
Tunnessen, J. (2026). The Agentic Control Plane: Engineering Governance for the Autonomous Enterprise. Forbes Technology Council (Published)
Tunnessen, J. (2026). Escaping Pilot Purgatory: A Framework for Scaling Enterprise IT. Forbes Technology Council (Published)
Tunnessen, J. (2026). 20 Enterprise Risks Lurking Behind Open AI Adoption. Forbes (Published)
Practitioner Publications — ExecutiveTech (Substack)
Tunnessen, J. (2026). Why Identity Governance Is the Key Enabler for Secure AI Innovation ExecutiveTech on Substack (Published)
Tunnessen, J. (2026). Beyond the Pilot: The Architecture of Agentic Government. ExecutiveTech on Substack (Published)
Tunnessen, J. (2025). The Case for Explainable AI: Why “Because the Algorithm Told You So” Won’t Cut It. ExecutiveTech on Substack (Published)
Tunnessen, J. (2026). One Developer. One Week. One Argument. ExecutiveTech on Substack (Published)
Tunnessen, J. (2026). Government Technology Is Not Broken. Government Leadership Is Afraid. ExecutiveTech on Substack — Anchor Essay (Published)