Government and public sector
10 government executives
These ten government executives hold chief information, chief financial or chief operating officer roles at state, county and city governments and agencies. Readers can learn how public-sector leaders manage technology, budgets and day-to-day operations across government departments.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Mattson Kotze
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Ramsey County
Chief Operating Officer at Ramsey County since December 2025, with the profile also listing Deputy County Manager / Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer / Finance Director there since 2025. The profile lists former roles as Chief Financial Officer at Ramsey County (2020–2025) and Chief Financial Officer - Department of Human Services at the State of Minnesota (2013–2020).
Brian Caputo
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · City of Aurora, IL
Chief Operating Officer at the City of Aurora, IL since 2025 and former Chief Financial Officer City Treasurer there (1998–2017). He was also a Board Member of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) (2015–2025), Vice President for Administrative Affairs Chief Financial Officer at College of DuPage (2017–2018) and President (Retired) at College of DuPage (2019–2024).
Deanna Venker, PE
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · St. Louis County
Chief Operating Officer of St. Louis County since 2023, where the profile says she leads planning and operations across county government as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and drives alignment across departments on behalf of the County Executive. She was Chief Administrative Officer of St. Louis County (2020–2023), and Chief Operating Officer (2015–2019) and Commissioner of Traffic (2015–2019) at the City of St. Louis.
Deborah Green
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Marion County Public Defender Agency
Chief Operating Officer at the Marion County Public Defender Agency since 2008, where the profile says she acts as principal advisor to the Chief Public Defender on all financial and operational aspects of the agency and leads the finance and operations staff. She was Chief Financial Officer at the City of Indianapolis (2006–2008) and Deputy Administrator there (1998–1999).
Kevin Wilkins
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Fort Collins
Chief Information Officer at the City of Fort Collins since 2020, where the profile says he helped turn the city into one of the most recognized digital governments in the country, winning Top Ten Digital City three years running. He was Vice President, Operations & Technology (2017–2019) and Vice President, Head of Strategic Digital Product Initiatives (2012–2017) at Travelers.
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, a role the profile also lists as City Chief Information Officer. He was City Chief Information Security Officer at the City and County of San Francisco (2018–2023) and has been Co-Chair of the Coalition of City CISOs since 2021.
Nerissa Moray
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer & Chief Performance Officer · NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Performance Officer at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) since 2024; the profile describes the department as the largest water and wastewater utility in the United States. She was Sr Advisor, Office of the Commissioner at NYC DEP (2022–2024) and Senior Director - Sidewalk Urban Development at Sidewalk Labs (Part of Google) (2021–2022).
Reggie Zeno, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer CFO · City of Fort Worth
Chief Financial Officer CFO at the City of Fort Worth since 2019, where the profile says he oversees more than $12 billion in government-wide assets and $3 billion in annual government-wide revenues. He was Finance Director at the City of Cincinnati (2010–2019) and Finance Director Chief Financial Officer at the City of New Orleans (2002–2010).
Steen Hambric
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · City of Phoenix
Chief Information Officer at the City of Phoenix since 2021 and former Assistant CIO there (2017–2021). At the U.S. House of Representatives he 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).
Tony Sauerhoff
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director and State of Texas Chief Information Officer · Texas Department of Information Resources
Executive Director and State of Texas Chief Information Officer at the Texas Department of Information Resources since March 2026. His other roles there include Chief AI and Innovation Officer (2025–2026), State Chief Information Security Officer (2024–2025) and Deputy CISO and State Cybersecurity Coordinator (2022–2024), and he was Circuit IT Security Officer at United States Courts (2017–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Pick by function first: a chief information officer for technology, cybersecurity and digital services, a chief financial officer for budgets and public finance, and a chief operating officer for work that crosses departments. Then match the level of government, since city, county and state organizations work under different rules and at different scales.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set technology or budget priorities when every department's needs feel urgent?
- 02What does it take to modernize legacy systems or processes inside a government organization?
- 03How do government procurement and budget cycles shape the way a vendor should approach you?
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