Top 10 City Govt CIOs - 2023

Engaging senior technology leader with more than 15 years of repeated success leading teams and initiatives with internal/external resources. Visionary, sought-after leader who also directs operational areas beyond tech positions. Unique blend of executive competencies including strategic IT planning, operational requirements, and continuous improvement.

 

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Offering Digital Government Experience for Residents

By: Craig Poley, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at City of Arvada

“We want to be able to relate and commingle data from different assets and systems so that we can really start to make better data driven decisions, and we can really start to drive our city forward using all these different datasets and AI capabilities”

Tamecka McKay, Chief Information Officer for the City of Fort Lauderdale, largest city in Broward County, is an industry certified IT professional with over 23 years of experience. She holds a master’s degree in Public Administration, a bachelor’s degree in Technology Management, dual associate degrees in Psychology and Computer Information Systems (with honors) and currently pursuing her PhD in Public Policy at Florida International University.

Kevin Gray has served as the City’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) since 2018. He is responsible for driving the City’s digital transformation and technology strategies, as well as managing the overall operations of the IT Department. Mr. Gray is committed to enhancing team, technical, and business agility, as well as creating better business processes and technology solutions that align with the evolving needs of the City. His initiatives include implementing Smart City concepts, Lean Agile product delivery methodologies, and Kaizen and Design Thinking principles.

 

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Be Agile, Don't do Agile

By: Kevin Gray, Chief Information Officer, City of Burbank

“It’s important to build the right team by focusing on training, workshops, and creating opportunities in an organization to deliver solutions that will lead to business improvements for your city.”

An innovative and visionary, digital transformation leader with over 18 years of cumulative management experience driving technology strategy while spearheading large value-driven initiatives. Empowers diverse, cross functional teams in creating scalable digital solutions for customer facing, corporate, and governments entities.

Justin Fair is the Chief Information Officer at the City of Goodyear. With over two decades of experience in the technology landscape, he is an accomplished leader in technology architecture, communications, application development, cybersecurity, database management, and GIS, among others. During his tenure at the City of Goodyear, he has supervised numerous projects to implement technology. Fair and his team are committed to fostering innovative methods to serve citizens, and they have some impressive plans for the City of Goodyear.

 

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Implementing Technology for Empowering Businesses

By: Justin Fair, Interim Deputy City Manager & Chief Information Officer at the City of Goodyear

“Today, Goodyear is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing cities in the U.S., with a low cost of doing business, better transportation options, and fiber connectivity that powers any business.”

Tony Batalla once heard a story about a kid in the sixth grade who figured out that he could make money selling snacks at school. He’d buy chips, soda, chocolate bars and candy at the corner store and then sell them to other students at lunch time for a profit. He would even make menus in the morning with “dynamic” pricing. However, when the principal found out, he was suspended for exhibiting “problem behavior.” Well, a lot has changed since then. Today, Tony Batalla hopefully recognize and encourage that as “entrepreneurial behavior."

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Shaping the Future of Information Technology

By: Tony Batalla, CIO for the City of Oakland

“When you have limited resources and a significant need, you must decide what to invest in, what to focus on, and what problems to solve”

Bill Zielinski is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Dallas. In this role, he directs information technology (IT) operations for the 9th largest City in the United States and works toward creating greater digital equity for a population of more than 1.3 million people.

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Enhancing Lives Through the Deployment of Technologies

By: Bill Zielinski, Chief Information Officer, City of Dallas

“In the next few years, municipalities and cities may transition from reactive to proactive service delivery by using technologies to anticipate individual needs before they arise.”

Travis has been recognized as a Public Sector Finalist by the 2021 Arizona CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards for his outstanding leadership, management effectiveness, and business value created through technology innovation as Chief Information Officer at the City of Mesa. Travis is additionally recognized for his leadership as he navigated technology requirements and minimized business disruption during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The Awards are presented by ArizonaCIO, the preeminent peer leadership network for Arizona’s leading chief information officers.

 

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Aligning Organizational Goals by being Innovative

By: Travis Cutright, Chief Information Officer at City of Mesa

“Think out of the box. Be innovative minded and take calculated risks, to empower staff to try things and get more engaged workforce and better products”

Having worked in the non-government sector for thirteen years, and as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Franklin County and the Department of Job and Family Services, Jason Sankey made his way to the City of Atlanta in June of 2021. Sankey is a successful and experienced CIO with almost two decades of experience in a broad spectrum of business disciplines including information technology, operations, corporate treasury, and fund administration

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Advancing and Adopting in a User-Centered Era

By: Jason Sankey, Chief Information Officer, City of Atlanta

“In the government sector, it's easy to get distracted from who we are as leaders. However, we must ensure we stay true to ourselves and not lose sight of our influence on our communities and our teams.”

Sabra has been recognized as a Large Corporate Finalist by the 2021 Seattle CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards for her outstanding leadership, management effectiveness, and business value created through technology innovation as Chief Information Officer at City of Bellevue. Sabra is additionally recognized for her leadership as he navigated technology requirements and minimized business disruption during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Large Corporate Seattle CIO Winner in 2023, the preeminent peer leadership network for Seattle’s leading chief information officers.