Richard Corbell

Supervisor, General Government and Technology Team

Legislative Budget Board REJ Building
5th Floor 1501 N. Congress, Austin, TX 78701
512-463-1200

Richard is currently the supervisor of the General Government and Technology Team at the Legislative Budget Board. Richard joined the LBB in 2000 and during his time at the LBB has served as technology and contract oversight analyst across all state agencies. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree with a major in Computer Information Systems from Southwest Texas State University.

Ravi Kumar

Director, Digital Project Services

Office of the Deputy CIO and CTO

Department of Information Resources
300 W. 15th, Ste. 1300, Austin, TX 78701
512-463-8826 (W); 737-397-5773 (M)

Ravi joined DIR with over 25 years of diverse professional experience in information technology with government, public, and private sectors. Ravi is the DIR representative and responsible for QAT efforts in addition to providing comprehensive strategic sourcing support for state technology efforts and initiatives. Ravi is an Austinite and has an honor's master's degree in computer science and computer engineering and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Brian Bowser

Procurement Oversight and Delegation, Team Lead

Comptroller of Public Accounts
111 E.17th St., Austin, TX 78701
512-463-1138

Brian has been with the Comptroller of Public Accounts on the Procurement Oversight and Delegation team since March of 2018, assisting other state agencies with purchasing needs and acquiring the goods and services needed to fulfill their mission. Brian's team reviews contract documents and delegates purchasing authority to state agencies so they may contract for vital services that impact millions of Texans every day. Prior to his time with CPA, Brian worked for a non-profit doing government relations and public advocacy. Brian is a native Austinite and graduate of St. Edwards University.

Michael Clayton

Audit Manager, Texas State Auditor's Office (SAO)

State Auditor's Office REJ Building, 4th Floor
1501 N. Congress, Austin, TX 78701
512-936-9500

Michael has been at the SAO for 20 years, focused on financial audits, IT-related audits, performance audits, and QAT projects. As Manager, his main area of focus for the last seven years has been financial statement audits and IT related audits. Michael has served as the SAO representative on the Quality Assurance Team for the past 7 years. Prior to joining the SAO, Michael worked in public accounting and at Dell Financial Services as a lease accounting manager.