Sam Ashbaugh is a Senior Value Manager for Workday’s Education & Government Practice, where he supports state and local governments in evaluating, articulating, measuring, and maximizing the unique benefits they can achieve with Workday. Sam brings 20+ years of public sector, higher education, and management consulting experience to this role, with a focus on financial management, technology transformation, and organizational/process improvement. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Pittsburgh, Associate Vice President for Budget & Financial Planning at Carnegie Mellon University, Deputy Director for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Consulting Manager for several leading consulting firms, and as an ERP system selection consultant for the Government Finance Officers Association.