Government and public sector
10 city and county CIOs
These ten current and former city and county chief information officers run or have run technology for local governments in the United States. A reader can learn how city and county CIOs run their IT departments from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bryon Horn
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Fresno
Chief Information Officer for the City of Fresno since June 2016; the profile says he directs the Information Services Department, covering cybersecurity, network infrastructure, cloud services and 5G technology. He was earlier Assistant Director (2015–2016) and has sat on the board of the Municipal Information Systems Association of California since 2009.
Cindy Riordan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of St. Louis
Chief Information Officer for the City of St. Louis since December 2017. Her earlier City of St. Louis roles were Business Analyst and Systems Project Leader (2016–2017), Operations Manager for the Street Department (2012–2016) and Customer Service Manager for the Citizens' Service Bureau (2004–2012).
Kevin Wilkins
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Fort Collins
Chief Information Officer for the City of Fort Collins since February 2020; the profile says the city won a Top Ten Digital City ranking three years running during his tenure. He came from private industry, where he was Vice President of Operations and Technology at Travelers (2017–2019) and a Senior Vice President of enterprise architecture at Swiss Re (2006–2012).
Melissa Kraft
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Frisco
Chief Information Officer for the City of Frisco, Texas since July 2023 and former Chief Information Officer of Dallas County (2020–2023). Before that she was Chief Technology Officer for the City of Denton (2015–2020), where she also managed the electric utility's technology division (2014–2015).
Michael Dellinger
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Tulsa
Chief Information Officer for the City of Tulsa since January 2015; the profile says he directs and plans the activities of the city IT department. He was earlier the city's interim Director of IT Operations and Support (2013–2014) and Manager of Directory Services (2012–2014), with a short stint as a product manager at Cisive (2014–2015).
Michael Makstman
LinkedInExperience: CIO and Head of Department of Technology · City and County of San Francisco
CIO and Head of the Department of Technology for the City and County of San Francisco since December 2023, a combined city and county government. He was previously the City Chief Information Security Officer there (2018–2023), and has co-chaired the Coalition of City CISOs since 2021.
Sean Ware
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Cincinnati
Chief Information Officer for the City of Cincinnati since August 2022. His earlier City of Cincinnati roles were Manager of Enterprise Applications (2020–2022), Digital Services Manager (2016–2020), IT Business Administration Manager (2013–2016) and System Analyst (2003–2013).
Steen Hambric
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Phoenix
Chief Information Officer for the City of Phoenix since May 2021, after serving as the city's Assistant CIO (2017–2021). Before Phoenix he was Chief Technology Officer for House Information Resources at the U.S. House of Representatives (2010–2017) and earlier its associate administrator and CIO (2006–2008).
Ted Ross
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer & General Manager (Information Technology Agency) · City of Los Angeles
Chief Information Officer and General Manager of the Information Technology Agency for the City of Los Angeles since 2015; the profile says his department of 455 employees serves 48,000 city staff across 45 departments and more than 4 million residents. He was the agency's Deputy CIO (2012–2015) and earlier led ERP work for the city controller (2008–2012).
TJ Mayotte
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Baltimore
Chief Information Officer for the City of Baltimore since March 2026 and former Chief Information Officer of the Howard County Government (2023–2025). Between those roles he was Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the Anne Arundel County Government (2025–2026), and earlier held security risk roles at HealthEquity and Capital One (2022–2023).
Choose the right perspective
Match the government's size to your question, since running IT for a large city with dozens of departments differs from running a smaller city's team. Consider whether you want a CIO who rose inside city government or one who came from private industry or county government.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a city CIO decide which systems to modernize first with a limited capital budget?
- 02What did you learn from leading a large ERP or permitting system replacement?
- 03How do you build a cybersecurity program across departments that each run their own tools?
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