The North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) has named Matthew McLamb as the new geographic information officer for the state of North Carolina and executive director of the N.C. Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA).
McLamb is no stranger to CGIA, having joined the organization in 2019 as the assistant director, leading the GIS services team and serving as the GIS project manager for North Carolina’s Next Generation 911 project.
“Matt has already demonstrated a tremendous capability to take on a strategic role in serving the geographic data needs of the state of North Carolina,” said Chief Data Officer Christie Burris. “In this new role, I am confident Matt will build upon the CGIA’s decades of work to expand the application of geographic information systems and geospatial data into additional enterprise projects.”
In his new role, McLamb will provide strategic policy and operational direction for the CGIA and support the N.C. Geographic Information Coordinating Council by guiding its efforts to enhance geospatial collaboration across state and local government agencies, educational institutions, and the private sector.
“I look forward to making a difference in the lives of North Carolina residents by improving on the robust data collection and collaboration that we are so privileged to have in our state,” said McLamb. “I am honored to lead North Carolina as we explore new ways to use geographic information.”
McLamb replaces Tim Johnson, who retired in December 2024.
