Joshua McGee, who's spent eight years leading state government policy research, is now Arkansas' second chief data officer.

Jason Lally, formerly the city's open data program manager, is now heading data operations across the San Francisco government. In 2020, he says he wants to help contextualize open data so it's easier to use.

Kristin McClure, who most recently worked at the professional services firm Capgemini, will now manage the state's data assets and infrastructure.

Robert Paglia, Indiana Office of Technology's chief administrative officer, has also been serving as interim CIO since the November departure of Dewand Neely.