William H. Holzerland

William H. Holzerland is a career member of the Senior Executive Service in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, where he serves as Deputy Agency Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer. He provides executive leadership over agency-wide transparency and disclosure, advising senior officials on policy, risk, and compliance in complex regulatory and operational environments.

Holzerland brings more than two decades of federal leadership experience, having held senior roles at the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he served concurrently as Chief Disclosure Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, and Chief Records Officer. His career also includes leadership positions at the Food and Drug Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He is recognized for building and modernizing disclosure and information governance programs in high-visibility, mission-critical agencies.

A Buffalo, New York native, Holzerland holds a B.A. from St. Bonaventure University and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and is admitted to practice in Maryland.