10 CIOs in government
City governments account for five of these government CIOs (Los Angeles, Austin, Phoenix, Scottsdale and the City and County of San Francisco), counties for two (San Diego and Wake) and state bodies for three, in Pennsylvania, Colorado and the Texas Department of Transportation, one of them former. Four were deputy or assistant CIOs at the same government earlier on, useful for a public-sector IT leader modernizing within budget and procurement rules.
Professionals to explore
Anh Selissen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Texas Department of Transportation
Anh Selissen has been Chief Information Officer at the Texas Department of Transportation since 2019, after Deputy Director Of Information Technology at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (2018–2019). Anh was Director of Application Services Division at the Comptroller (2011–2018) and Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Technology at NuStats (2010–2011), a fit for questions on IT at a state transportation department.
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Bianca Lochner, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer (Director of Technology) · City of Scottsdale
A $2.3 billion enterprise city with more than 240,000 residents and 11 million annual visitors, across public safety, utilities, and planning and development, is what Bianca Lochner has served as Chief Information Officer (Director of Technology) at the City of Scottsdale since 2021. Bianca has also been President of SIM Arizona since 2026, after serving as its Vice President (2025–2026).
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Bryanna Pardoe
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Digital services and web experience in state government are where Bryanna Pardoe fits: Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2025, after a month as Acting Chief Information Officer, and before that Executive Director, CODE PA (2023–2025). Bryanna was Director, Web and Digital Experience at Main Line Health (2021–2023).
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David E.
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Information Officer and Executive Director · Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology
The only person here with both city and state CIO titles, David E. was Chief Information Officer and Executive Director at the Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology (2023–2026), after Chief Information Officer at the City and County of Denver (2018–2023). David was also Chief Performance Officer (2011–2018) and Special Assistant to the Mayor for Public Safety (2008–2011) at the City and County of Denver.
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Eric Shiotsugu
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Information Officer · County of San Diego
County ERP and enterprise architecture questions suit Eric Shiotsugu, who became Chief Information Officer at the County of San Diego in 2025 after Assistant Chief Information Officer (2020–2025). Earlier County of San Diego titles include Enterprise Information Architect (2012–2020), Chief ERP Manager (2006–2012) and Director of County Technology (2002–2006).
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Jonathan Feldman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Wake County
Jonathan Feldman has been Chief Information Officer at Wake County since 2022, after Chief Information Officer at the City of Asheville (2005–2022). Jonathan was also Chief Technology Manager at Chatham County, GA Government (1995–2003) and a part-time Contributing Editor at InformationWeek & Network Computing (Informa) (1996–2016), a fit for comparing city and county CIO work.
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Kerrica Laake
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Austin
Kerrica Laake has been Chief Information Officer at the City of Austin since 2023 and held Interim Chief Information Officer (2023) and Deputy Chief Information Officer (2021–2023) there. Kerrica was IT Director, Business & Quality Management at Austin Energy (2010–2021), a fit for questions on moving from a deputy role into the CIO seat at a city.
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Michael Makstman
LinkedInExperience: CIO and Head of Department of Technology · City and County of San Francisco
City Chief Information Security Officer for the City and County of San Francisco from 2018 to 2023, Michael Makstman has been CIO and Head of Department of Technology there since 2023. Michael is also Co-Chair of the Coalition of City CISOs (since 2021), the pick for questions on meeting security requirements while modernizing city IT.
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Steen Hambric
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Phoenix
City of Phoenix Chief Information Officer since 2021, Steen Hambric was Assistant CIO there (2017–2021). At the U.S. House of Representatives, Steen was Chief Technology Officer (CTO), House Information Resources (2010–2017), Senior Advisor, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (2008–2010) and Assistant CAO Associate Administrator (Chief Information Officer (CIO)), House Information Resources (2006–2008).
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Ted Ross
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer & General Manager (Information Technology Agency) · City of Los Angeles
Chief Information Officer & General Manager (Information Technology Agency) at the City of Los Angeles since 2015, Ted Ross describes a department of 455 employees delivering enterprise IT services to 48,000 employees across 45 City departments and digital services to over 4 million residents. Ted was Deputy Chief Information Officer there (2012–2015) and ERP Director & Financial System Project Manager (Office of the Controller) (2008–2012).
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Choose the right perspective
For questions on consolidating IT across many departments, Ted Ross and Bianca Lochner describe the scale they serve, and Michael Makstman adds a security lens from the City CISO role. Bryanna Pardoe, David E. and Anh Selissen cover state government, Eric Shiotsugu and Jonathan Feldman counties, and Kerrica Laake and Steen Hambric the move from deputy or assistant CIO to the top job.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do government CIOs set priorities when many departments compete for a limited IT budget?
- 02What does it take to consolidate IT services across agencies or city departments?
- 03How should a government CIO approach cloud and AI adoption while meeting security and procurement rules?
About this directory
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