Nevada names its first chief privacy officer

The Nevada Governor’s Technology Office (GTO) announced Friday the appointment of the state’s first chief privacy officer, along with two other leadership appointments across the office’s communications and management team. 

Casey Quinn, who most recently was a land agent with the Nevada Division of State Lands from June until October, has been named the Nevada state chief privacy officer and GTO’s general counsel. Prior to that nearly 5-months-long stint, he was a partner at BG Law and held the role of senior deputy attorney general within the Complex Litigation Division of the Nevada Attorney General Office.

As the state’s first chief privacy officer, Quinn will lead statewide privacy governance and data protection efforts across executive branch agencies. As general counsel for GTO, in partnership with the Attorney General’s Office, he supports the office’s legal functions and advises agency leadership on procurement and contracting, rulemaking, legislative matters, and emerging technology policy.

Other leaders appointed Friday include Megan Franklin as GTO’s communications and policy officer. Franklin replaces Michael Hanna-Butros Meyering, who departed in July for another dual role with Oregon as the state’s chief privacy and communications officer.

Jared Wilkin, who has been with the state since 2013, was promoted from IT manager to chief IT manager of GTO’s Client Services Division. In that role, he will provide strategic and operational leadership for the division and oversee application development, database administration and hosting, and web development. Wilkin will also manage the Field Support Services and Enterprise Service Desk to support executive agencies. 

“Establishing Nevada’s first State Chief Privacy Officer position is an important step in strengthening how we protect information, advance responsible data practices, and build trust in government technology,” said Timothy Galluzi, state chief information officer and executive director of the Governor’s Technology Office. “Alongside Casey, Megan, and Jared’s leadership, we are strengthening the expertise and capabilities needed to support state agencies, modernize services, and advance Nevada’s technology priorities.”