Greg Marrow

About Greg Marrow

Most technology initiatives don\'t fail on the tech. They fail because leaders overlook the people.After 35 years in IT leadership, I\'ve learned that transformation succeeds when teams have confidence, clarity, and trust, not just new tools.As CIO of Durham County Government (a Top 10 Digital Counties Winner 2025), I\'m implementing AI across 1,900+ employees. That means navigating procurement processes, regulatory compliance, and the constant tension between \"move faster\" and \"don\'t break anything.\"Recognized as one of GovTech\'s Top 25 Doers & Dreamers, I\'ve spent 20+ years figuring out how to make government technology work despite (and sometimes because of) these constraints.Here, I share what I\'m actually learning, not theory. Real lessons from live deployments. The things that worked. The things that didn\'t. The questions I wish I\'d asked earlier.If you\'re rolling out new technology, building stakeholder trust, or leading teams through digital change in complex environments, let\'s connect.

Experience

1. Chief Information Officer

   Durham County Government

   Jun 2013 — Present · Durham, NC, US

Education

• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  Bachelor's and master's degree, Electrical Engineering

Skills

• Team Leadership
• Information Technology
• Budgets
• IT Management
• Information Security Management
• Program Management
• System Administration
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Disaster Recovery
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• IT Strategy
• Security
• Information Technology Strategy
• Information Security
• Staff Development
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Sharepoint
• Public Speaking
• Business Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Leadership
• Consulting
• Project Planning