Meet the CIO: Dr. Norman
J.
Jacknis.JPG) Dr. Jacknis is the Chief Information Officer for Westchester County and,
as such, is the commissioner for the Department of Information Technology,
located in White Plains, New York. Dr. Jacknis was appointed Westchester
County's first Chief Information Officer in January 1998. As the
County's lead technologist, he plays a critical advisory role and works
closely with the County Executive and the Board of Legislators.The Department of Information Technology was created in January 1999 with responsibility for all of the County’s computer systems, desktop/office computing, the data network, telecommunications (including regular phone, cell, video and radio), geographical information systems, website, E-government activities, multi-media, graphics arts, printing and mail support, and the records and archives center. The department also provides these services to selected municipalities and other non-profit community organizations. Dr. Jacknis also serves as one of the few local government CIOs on the New York State CIO Council, where he is also co-chair of the Technology Committee that sets standards and architecture for the State. He represents the County Executives of America on technology issues at the Federal level and is a member of the national Partnership for Intergovernmental Innovation. Dr. Jacknis previously held a variety of executive
positions in the computer software industry including Managing Director
for enterprise middleware software products purchased by both IBM and
Microsoft. He also directed the development of new products and services
for business, consumers and government in a variety of applications such
as finance, health, welfare, interactive services, transaction processing,
and statistical analysis. Dr. Jacknis' technical skills cover a wide range
of languages, platforms and protocols. He received his Doctorate, Master's
and Bachelor's degrees from Princeton University.
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