Tarek Tomes serves as the Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and the State of Minnesota’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), leading state efforts to provide the best possible IT solutions and customer service to the people of Minnesota and our business partners. As a recognized industry leader, Tomes brings over 25 years of experience in managing technology innovation across diverse industries, both in national, international, and public and private sector operations. Throughout his career, he has facilitated data-driven decision making, implemented many critical enterprise projects, and improved workforce diversity and inclusion. Before becoming Commissioner, Tomes served as the Chief Innovation Officer and former Chief Information Officer at the City of St. Paul, where he was responsible for managing ongoing process improvements, supporting human-centered design, and increasing the overall effectiveness of city services and resources. While in St. Paul, Tomes facilitated a digital transformation at the city level, pioneering the use of mobile applications to improve resident opportunities. This work allowed the city to leverage deep data insights while promoting and supporting equitable service delivery. During his time as St. Paul’s Chief Information Officer, Tomes oversaw the launch of St. Paul’s Open Information Portal, which serves to promote and encourage innovative uses of data and transparency in government services. Tomes’ prior work experience also includes six years as an Assistant Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services, where he created several nation-leading Information Technology sourcing agreements for 33,000+ user utility services statewide – including the first cloud-based public sector statewide service offering in the nation. While Tomes was serving in this role, Minnesota became the first state in the country to manage all Information Technology through service level agreements, a model that was recognized with a national award. Before joining state service, Tomes spent 13 years working for British Telecom. Tomes received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and attended Graduate School for Business Management at Boston University. Less   View all posts

As Chief Information Officer and Director General Paul Wagner has lead the Knowledge, Information and Technology Services branch (KITS) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) since August 2016. Previously, as the Senior Director General, Innovation and Chief Information Officer for Library and Archives Canada, Paul provided the leadership for the Digital Agenda to acquire, preserve and render accessible Canada’s Documentary Heritage. He was responsible for the Information Technology and Information Management functions of the department and served on a number of national and international boards and associations focused on furthering the use of technology in a digital world. Paul’s previous positions include Director General, Client Relationships and Business Intake Directorate at Shared Services Canada (SSC). He joined SSC from the Department of Justice (DoJ) where he was Chief Information Officer and developed and led an IM/IT transformation program. Prior to that, Paul was the Chief Technology Officer at DoJ where he was responsible for all technology operations. Paul also held several leadership positions at Services Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada in the areas of Business Planning, Relationship Management and IT Product/Service Management. Less   View all posts