Jonathan Feldman
Chief Information Officer
Wake County, North Carolina
Jonathan Feldman is Chief Information Officer for Wake County, NC, home to Raleigh and Research Triangle Park. Wake County was recently recognized as the top digital county in the nation and is consistently recognized as a great place to work, live, play, and learn.
Jonathan is an award-winning government CIO, speaker, and writer, and has been recognized for leading through emerging technology to make a positive impact on the communities he serves. He has been named County Executive of the Year multiple times by GoldenGov; Public CIO of the year by NC Tech; has been awarded a Frost & Sullivan CIO Impact Award; and has been named in Government Technology’s Top 25 Dreamers, Doers, and Drivers. He is frequently listed among top CIO and IT practitioners. Jonathan is widely acknowledged as a pioneer of cloud computing, digital transformation, and civic technology, with Forbes calling his efforts, “IT done right.”
Jonathan’s success leading government technology led him to co-author Code for America’s book, “Beyond Transparency” with Tim O’Reilly and others. His column with InformationWeek magazine, which won an American Society of Business Publication Editors award, started many industry conversations about positive IT transformation. He has spoken all over the world about government technology, the future of work, data and performance, leadership, and digital transformation. Jonathan is frequently quoted in the media about these topics and is active on social media at jfeldman.bsky.social and on LinkedIn.com/in/1jfeldman.