Government and public sector
10 state government CIOs
These ten current and former state CIOs and state agency CIOs have led technology for US state governments and state agencies. A reader can learn how state CIOs run state government technology from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alan Fuller
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · State of Utah
Chief Information Officer for the State of Utah since March 2021. Before joining state government he spent about 16 years at Oracle, most recently as Senior Director of Business Intelligence for Oracle Application Labs (2012–2021), and was earlier Director of IT Applications and Analytics at Siebel Systems (2000–2005).
Brandon Ragle
LinkedInExperience: Secretary and State Chief Information Officer · Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT)
Secretary and State Chief Information Officer at the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology since April 2025, after serving there as Deputy Secretary and Deputy State CIO (2022–2025) and Chief of Enterprise Applications (2019–2022). The profile cites more than 20 years leading statewide modernization, cybersecurity and cloud adoption.
Christine Maii Sakuda
LinkedInExperience: State CIO · Office of Enterprise Technology Services, State of Hawaii
State CIO at Hawaii's Office of Enterprise Technology Services since August 2024; the profile says she oversees governance for executive branch IT programs and aligns them with plans and budgets. She was earlier Executive Director of Transform Hawaii Government (2017–2024) and of the Hawaii Health Information Exchange (2009–2017).
J.R. Sloan
LinkedInExperience: State Chief Information Officer · State of Arizona Enterprise Technology (ASET)
State Chief Information Officer for Arizona, through Arizona Enterprise Technology, since March 2020. The profile says he leads IT for Arizona state government as a business-focused leader, with a focus on leadership, organization and governance to drive enterprise transformation and measurable results.
Jeffrey Hill
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer & Director, Information Technology · Georgia Department of Transportation
Chief Information Officer and Director of Information Technology at the Georgia Department of Transportation since July 2006, a role the profile lists at more than 20 years. He was the department's CIO in an earlier stint (2000–2004), then Administrator of its Office of Infrastructure (2004–2006), and was a District IT Administrator there (1995–2000).
Kristin Darby
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · State of Tennessee
Chief Information Officer for the State of Tennessee since March 2025. She was previously Chief Information Officer at HarmonyCares (2022–2025) and Enterprise Chief Information Officer at Envision (2018–2021), and she has been an independent director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati since 2020.
Rizwan Ahmed
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · State of Louisiana
Former Chief Information Officer for the State of Louisiana (2006–2008) and former Chief Information Officer of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and Office of Technology Services (2008–2019). He was Chief Operating Officer at Shah Group (2020–2026) and since January 2026 has been Chief Information Officer for the City-Parish of Baton Rouge.
Timothy Galluzi
LinkedInExperience: State of Nevada CIO · State of Nevada, Governor's Technology Office
State CIO for Nevada in the Governor's Technology Office since June 2022; the profile says he oversees enterprise platforms including the State Computer Facility, the wide area network and email. He has sat on the board of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers since 2024 and was also Division Administrator at the State of Nevada Department of Administration (2021–2023).
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. He was earlier its Chief AI and Innovation Officer (2025–2026), State Chief Information Security Officer (2024–2025) and Deputy CISO and State Cybersecurity Coordinator (2022–2024), after serving as a Circuit IT Security Officer for the U.S. Courts.
Warren Sponholtz
LinkedInExperience: State Chief Information Officer · State of Florida
State Chief Information Officer for the State of Florida since August 2024, after serving as Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Florida Digital (2022–2024). He is the former Chief Information Officer of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (2012–2022) and was earlier a portfolio manager at the Florida Department of Transportation.
Choose the right perspective
Decide whether your question is about a statewide CIO who sets enterprise policy for many agencies or an agency CIO who runs one department's systems. Consider whether you want someone who rose inside state government or one who arrived from private industry.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a state CIO decide which agency systems to modernize first?
- 02What did you learn from consolidating IT services across state agencies?
- 03How do you approach buying technology through state procurement rules?
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