Jeffery Smith is the Deputy Division Director within the Certification & Testing Division in the Office of Technology at ONC where he oversees and implements policies related to the ONC Health IT Certification Program. He has served in this capacity since 2020 where he manages a team of 18, spanning tools and testing, program administration, and conformance review functions. Previously, Jeff served as Vice President of Public Policy at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) where he served as lead government affairs liaison to federal agency and congressional staff on matters related to health IT and health informatics.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Economics and a Secondary Major in International Studies from Kansas State University. He holds a Master Degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he specialized in healthcare and technology policy. Jeff is the author of several academic papers, published in Health Affairs, JAMIA, and Applied Clinical Informatics. He also authored a chapter on Public Policy for Clinical Research Informatics 3rd Edition.