Kentucky's New CIO: A Retired Colonel with Federal-Level IT Expertise

Government Technology: After roughly two years without a designated chief information officer, Kentucky has tapped a recently retired U.S. Army veteran with federal-level information technology (IT) experience as its top tech official.

In a Dec. 8 announcement, Finance and Administration Secretary William Landrum III revealed that Charles Grindle, a colonel with a 29-year U.S. Army career, will serve as Kentucky’s new CIO. He will head the Commonwealth Office of Technology and will be a member of Gov. Matt Bevin’s executive cabinet.

Grindle served as an Army IT and field artillery officer during his active military service, and completed a broad range of tactical, operational and strategic assignments during peace and wartime.

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