April 4, 2022 (Saint Paul, MN) - The State of Minnesota’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT), Tarek Tomes, was named a 2022 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers by Government Technology magazine (GovTech).

Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers annual awards program chooses recipients based on their record of using technology to solve problems, improve citizen services, and transform internal operations. According to GovTech, this year’s roster of honorees includes county CIOs and agency leaders, state Chief Information Security Officers, diversity advocates, and technologists working behind the scenes to keep the public sector running, who are all striving to improve services and quality of life across the country.

"Commissioner Tomes and the people at Minnesota IT Services have continued to push for innovative, data-driven ways to connect Minnesotans with their government. When you go online to easily order a COVID-19 testing kit or apply for a driver’s license, that’s the work of MNIT behind the scenes. We are proud of the recognition and thank all of MNIT for their commitment to serve Minnesotans across the state."

Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota

Tomes was appointed in April 2019 by Governor Tim Walz to his role at the State of Minnesota. He 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.

Read more about Commissioner Tomes’ work in a profile from Government Technology magazine.

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About Minnesota IT Services

Minnesota IT Services, led by the state’s Chief Information Officer, is the Information Technology agency for Minnesota’s executive branch, providing enterprise and local IT services to over 70 agencies, boards and commissions. MNIT employs more than 2,000 people across 90 physical locations. Together, we build, maintain, and secure the State’s IT infrastructure, applications, projects and services. MNIT sets IT strategy, direction, policies and standards for enterprise IT leadership and planning. We also serve Minnesotans by connecting all 87 counties, 300 cities, and 200 public higher education campuses across the state on the MNET network. Through public-private partnerships, our team proactively protects the state’s information systems and the private data of 5.7 million Minnesotans.