Industry Leadership of the Year Dave Karakis is the national director for state, local and education at Wiz. Karakis, who has been with Wiz since August 2023,…

Industry Leadership of the Year Tommie Fern is the executive vice president for state, local and education at Salesforce. Fern has more than 30 years of experience…

Industry Leadership of the Year As a chief technology adviser at World Wide Technology, John Evans enables state and local governments to design, develop and integrate innovative…

Industry Leadership of the Year Sam Combs is the North America Public Sector Leader for Coursera, where he focuses on helping public sector agencies embrace new ways…

Industry Leadership of the Year Michael Cole, the civilian chief technology officer at General Dynamics Information Technology, has expanded his expertise to help state governments — including…

Industry Leadership of the Year A stalwart industry veteran, Jennifer Axt is the senior vice president of North America Public Sector, including U.S. state and local government…

State IT Innovation of the Year The Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics manages the Commonwealth Data Trust, the data sharing agreement that allows the office…

State IT Innovation of the Year In March 2024, the Oregon Employment Department completed the final rollout of its new system, Frances. Launched in three phases, the…

State IT Innovation of the Year The North Carolina 911 Board has modernized the state’s 911 system so everyone in the state can quickly reach emergency services…

State IT Innovation of the Year New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized the state’s Motor Vehicle Division to begin issuing mobile driver licenses, or mDLs.…