Jim Duffey
former Virginia Secretary of Technology
James Donald Duffey Jr. (June 6, 1950 – September 10, 2019) was the Virginia Secretary of Technology from 2010 to 2014, serving under Governor Bob McDonnell. At the time of his appointment, he was president and CEO of Duff Consulting, which he founded after 24 years at Electronic Data Systems, and was vice chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
Duffey died on September 10, 2019, in Washington, D.C. At the time of his death, he was a residence of McLean, Virginia.
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