Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Eric Swanson will serve as acting chief information officer at the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB), following the resignation of former CIO Laura Clark. While serving in this role, he will continue to serve in his role as the director of the Center for Shared Solutions (CSS) within DTMB. Mr. Swanson began his career as a student intern, where he has steadily built the CSS. One of the first of its kind, the CSS provides cost-effective, state-of-the-art, shared solutions to all State of Michigan agencies and external partnership programs.
“In our changing world, it’s more important than ever to protect Michigan’s people and state government from cyber threats,” said Governor Whitmer. “Michigan’s cybersecurity division does just that and has been consistently ranked among the best in the nation. That is in part due to Eric Swanson and the entire team at DTMB who work to make sure government services are accessible and secure for Michiganders. I am proud to name Eric as our chief information officer. We will continue getting things done to make people’s lives easier.”
DTMB supports the business operations of state agencies through a variety of services, including building management and maintenance, information technology, centralized contracting and procurement, budget and financial management, space planning and leasing, construction management, motor vehicle fleet operations, and oversight of the state retirement systems.
