The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary Cheryll Olson-Collins today announced her appointment of Craig Heilman as the agency’s deputy secretary. DFI Deputy Secretary Heilman started in the position on Aug. 12. Prior to serving as deputy secretary, Heilman served as the division administrator for the agency’s Division of Corporate and Consumer Services.
In his new deputy secretary role, Heilman will lead a staff of 142 employees and oversee the DFI’s day-to-day operations, working directly with the agency’s division administrators and directors and with representatives of other state agencies.
Before entering state service, Heilman held several leadership positions in technology management and business administration over his 14-year career at TASC (Total Administrative Services Corp.) in Madison, where he was director of business architecture. Earlier in his career, Heilman held roles in executive management in information technology and software development services.
Heilman holds a bachelor’s degree from UW–Oshkosh. He is certified in agile development frameworks and holds a Lean Six Sigma yellow belt certification from the UW School of Business.
