Indiana Office of Technology, Acting Chief Information Officer and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Allen was appointed to his position in December of 2022. He has over 23 years of IT experience and has been with the State for 19 years, and with the Office of Technology for 17 of those.
Allen started with the Indiana Department of Administration in the spring of 2004, and came over to IOT as a Desktop Technician in 2006. He also worked as a Systems Administrator on the Tier 3 team before moving into his first management role in 2013. He has served as the Tier 3 team and PC Refresh Manager, and prior to being named COO, had been the Deputy COO over End User Services since 2015.
Allen holds a degree in History from Indiana University and lives in Fishers, Indiana with his wife and three kids. He enjoys boating, camping, and seeing as much live music as possible.
Indiana Office of Technology, Chief Technology Officer Dave Fox began his new role in November 2020. In this role, Fox leads enterprise technology vision and strategy for the State of Indiana, ensuring technology and innovation are aligned with agency - business outcomes.
In previous roles with IOT, Fox served as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer and an Enterprise Architect. Dave was responsible for evaluating emerging technology, developing standards, mentoring, and advising on major IT procurements.
Before joining Indiana Office of Technology in July 2013, Fox served in many different IT roles for 13 years with the Indiana State Lottery, gaining a wide breadth of IT knowledge. Fox started his career in desktop support, but transitioned into system administration, application development and eventually into IT management. He was instrumental in leading State IT consolidation and privatizing IT operations.
Fox holds an Associate Degree in Computer Technology from Vincennes University, along with a combination of 25 years of IT experience and more than 20 years of serving state government.
Indiana Office of Technology, Chief Information Security Officer Hemant Jain started at IOT in May 2018 and brought with him more than 23 years of IT, Security, Portfolio/Project Management and Customer Service delivery experience from various industries and sectors.
This breadth of experience serving in various roles across numerous industries brings significant value to the always important task of protecting our state through technology solutions as well as through effective policy.
Jain and his security team work with agency partners, the Indiana Executive Council on Cybersecurity and other elected official offices, taking Indiana cyber protection to the Next Level.
Jain was named State Cybersecurity Leader of the Year in 2019 by StateScoop, which honor the projects and people driving state government technology and cybersecurity across the country.
Indiana Office of Technology, Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Wilson has worked for the state for 13 years and has been in his position at IOT since 2019.
Wilson’s role is to develop strategies and financial models to ensure IOT delivers cost effective services to our partner agencies. The fiscal team is responsible for all of IOT’s financial activities including procurement, billing, accounting, budgeting and financial reporting.
Wilson finds it exciting that IOT offers our partner agencies the technology solutions they need to deliver services to our fellow Hoosiers. He’s inspired by the level of talent and in-depth knowledge IOT employees exhibit time and time again working with customers. Every employee is critical to the success of IOT’s mission.
Wilson is from Lafayette, Indiana and would like to go to Mallorca, Spain someday and participate in a cycling training camp.