GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year As chief information officer for the State of Tennessee, Stephanie Dedmon is responsible for all operational areas of the state’s central…

GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year Liana Bailey-Crimmins was appointed state chief information officer and director of the California Department of Technology by Gov. Gavin Newsom in…

GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year Greg Abbott is the governor of Texas. Abbott first took office in 2015 after serving as the state’s attorney general, as…

GoldenGov: County Executive of the Year Elizabeth Lo is the chief operations officer for Harris County, Texas’ universal services agency, which provides technology services to the county…

Local IT Leader of the Year Jorge Valens is an innovation manager in the information technology department of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Valens manages technology and innovation projects,…

Local IT Leader of the Year Michael Sylvester is an Assistant Director and Chief Information Officer for Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Social Services (DPSS). In…

Local IT Leader of the Year Amrit Singh serves as Associate Commissioner of Application Engineering for the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI). In…

Local IT Leader of the Year Eric Romero is the director of information services for the Parish of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In this role, Romero oversees all…

Local IT Leader of the Year As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the City of Aurora, Illinois, Michael Pegues leads the Information Technology (IT) Department and…

Local IT Leader of the Year Al Miles is the director of technology and GIS for the city of Newtown, Connecticut.