Jerome A. Driessen is a future-oriented technology executive, drawing on strong business acumen to deliver solutions that have organization-wide impact. Jerry brings to the table 25 years of public sector experience, where he has built a reputation for achieving measurable business results through innovation and technology implementations. During his career, Jerry has honed expertise in pioneering new policies, practices, and programs to optimize operations. He is known for championing large-scale business transformation by building and leveraging internal and external relationships at all organizational levels. Jerry’s passion as an Info-Tech Executive Counselor is in helping public sector IT leaders make the link between technology-based research and solving real-world civic problems. Prior to joining Info-Tech, Jerry served as the Chief Technology Officer for the City of San Jose, where he drove a business-aligned IT strategy and vision for the tenth largest city in the United States. Prior to moving to San Jose, Jerry was the CIO for Hennepin County, Minnesota’s largest local government, overseeing the county’s technology strategy and operations along with overseeing IT efforts with lines of business and their internal technology community.