Stibitz, who was appointed as CIO shortly before the pandemic began, accepted a role with a benefits system for retired public-sector workers.

Michigan’s CIO Brom Stibitz attributes the state’s success to move remote is due to their centralized IT shop and key cloud investments on email and collaboration tools.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer praised CIO Brom Stibitz's management of the state's IT needs during the pandemic in naming him to lead an agency that also oversees the state budget.

Brom Stibitz, a longtime official in the state's technology agency, will be the state's first permanent chief information officer in more than a year.