The University of Wisconsin-Madison has hired Didier Contis as the university’s new chief information officer (CIO) and vice provost for information technology, with a start date of July 7.

Fairfax County, Va., has appointed Matt Harrison as its new chief information officer (CIO) and director of the Department of Information Technology (DIT).

The city of Burbank, Calif., has named Jose Calderon as its new chief information officer (CIO).

Illinois Chief Information Officer (CIO) Sanjay Gupta will step down later this month after serving as the CIO and director of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) since 2023.

Fairmont State University in West Virginia has appointed Paul Steinhaus as its new chief information officer (CIO).

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has named Danny Tang as its new chief information officer, effective Feb. 17.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Evelina Broussard as the new chief information officer (CIO) for the Office of Technology Services (OTS).

Indiana-based Purdue University has named Christian Theumer as its new chief information officer (CIO) and vice president of information technology.

Dan Cronin, the former vice president of engineering for hotel chain Marriott International, has been appointed as the new chief information officer (CIO) of Oklahoma.  

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has announced that Tracy Barnes will step down as the state’s chief information officer effective Jan. 10.