Government and public sector
10 CIOs in government
These ten government CIOs have led IT for state governments and agencies, counties and cities, including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Los Angeles and the City and County of San Francisco. Readers can learn how public-sector IT leaders set technology strategy, run shared IT departments, handle cybersecurity and modernize services for residents.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anh Selissen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Texas Department of Transportation
Chief Information Officer at the Texas Department of Transportation since September 2019. Selissen was Deputy Director Of Information Technology at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (2018–2019), Director of Application Services Division there (2011–2018) and Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Technology at NuStats (2010–2011).
Bianca Lochner, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer (Director of Technology) · City of Scottsdale
Chief Information Officer (Director of Technology) at the City of Scottsdale since July 2021. Her profile describes Scottsdale as a $2.3 billion enterprise city serving more than 240,000 residents and 11 million annual visitors, with a portfolio spanning public safety, utilities, and planning and development. She has been President of SIM Arizona since January 2026.
Bryanna Pardoe
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Chief Information Officer at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since November 2025, based in Harrisburg, after serving as Acting Chief Information Officer from October to November 2025. She was Executive Director, CODE PA at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2023 to 2025 and Director, Web and Digital Experience at Main Line Health from 2021 to 2023.
David E.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer and Executive Director · Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology
Former Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology (November 2023 to May 2026). He was Chief Information Officer at the City and County of Denver from 2018 to 2023, Chief Performance Officer there from 2011 to 2018 and Special Assistant to the Mayor for Public Safety from 2008 to 2011.
Eric Shiotsugu
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · County of San Diego
Chief Information Officer at the County of San Diego since December 2025. At the County of San Diego he was also Assistant Chief Information Officer (2020–2025), Enterprise Information Architect (2012–2020), Chief ERP Manager (2006–2012) and Director of County Technology (2002–2006).
Jonathan Feldman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Wake County
Chief Information Officer at Wake County since October 2022 and Chief Information Officer at the City of Asheville from 2005 to 2022. He was Chief Technology Manager at Chatham County, GA Government from 1995 to 2003 and a part-time Contributing Editor at InformationWeek & Network Computing (Informa) from 1996 to 2016.
Kerrica Laake
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Austin
Chief Information Officer at the City of Austin since August 2023. At the City of Austin she was also Interim Chief Information Officer (March to September 2023) and Deputy Chief Information Officer (2021–2023), and she was IT Director, Business & Quality Management at Austin Energy from 2010 to 2021.
Michael Makstman
LinkedInExperience: CIO and Head of Department of Technology · City and County of San Francisco
CIO and Head of Department of Technology at the City and County of San Francisco since December 2023, also listed as City Chief Information Officer. He was City Chief Information Security Officer for the City and County of San Francisco from 2018 to 2023 and has been Co-Chair of the Coalition of City CISOs since 2021.
Steen Hambric
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Phoenix
Chief Information Officer at the City of Phoenix since May 2021, after serving as Assistant CIO there from 2017 to 2021. At the U.S. House of Representatives he was Chief Technology Officer (CTO), House Information Resources (2010–2017) and Assistant CAO Associate Administrator (Chief Information Officer (CIO)), House Information Resources (2006–2008).
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; his profile says his 455-person department delivers enterprise IT services to 48,000 employees across 45 City departments and digital services to over 4 million residents. He was Deputy Chief Information Officer (Information Technology Agency) from 2012 to 2015 and ERP Director & Financial System Project Manager (Office of the Controller) from 2008 to 2012.
Choose the right perspective
Match the level of government and the size of the organization to your situation, since a state IT office, a county and a city department face different budgets, rules and service demands. Look at whether the person came up through public-sector IT, security or outside industry, since that background shapes how they approach modernization.
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?
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