Chuck Brotherton is the County Executive, Emergency Services for Travis County, Texas. As the fifth most populous county in the state, home to the state capital of Austin, with major technology and healthcare industry employers, Travis County offers a multitude of opportunities for successful public and private partnerships.
In addition to the challenges presented by its large areas of rural and urban space, Travis County sits at the heart of central Texas’ “flash flood alley,” in a region that’s also prone to significant wildfires. Travis County Emergency Services comprises the County’s offices of Emergency Management, the Fire Marshal, and the Medical Examiner, as well as a Clinical Performance and Education team that oversees medical direction for County first responders, and STAR Flight, a one-of-a-kind, publicly-operated HEMS (for helicopter emergency medical services) program that also serves the region with search-and-rescue, hoist-rescue, and fire-fighting capabilities. The Emergency Services executive represents the County on the governing boards of two large intergovernmental public safety projects that include Travis County as a major partner: The Combined Transportation, Emergency, and Communications Center, and the Greater Austin-Travis County Regional Radio System.
With eighteen years of high-level management experience in emergency services and public safety technology, Chuck has dedicated his career to working with elected and appointed officials, public safety chiefs, emergency managers, first responders, telecommunicators, technicians, and equipment manufacturers and vendors to improve public safety for residents and visitors as well as the safety and effectiveness of first responders. Prior to his current role with Travis County, Chuck has acted as deputy chief information officer with City of Austin, managed two shared, regional public safety radio systems, chaired various regional planning committees, and overseen a variety of complex technology projects and multimillion dollar capital and operating budgets in positions with Travis County, City of Austin, and Maricopa County (Arizona).
Chuck Brotherton is a graduate of the University of Idaho and holds a Master of Mass Communications degree from the Cronkite School at Arizona State University.

Jerry Driessen is the Assistant CIO for the City of San Jose, Ca., having started in this role in March 2019. Jerry oversees the Business Solutions and Products-Projects Divisions for the City and plays various roles on several of the City’s innovation efforts.
Jerry has 25 years of public service experience. He moved to San Jose from Minnesota, where he was CIO for Hennepin County, the state’s largest local government. As CIO, Jerry was responsible for leading the county’s technology strategy and operations, as well as overseeing IT efforts with lines of business and their internal tech community.
Throughout his career, Jerry has demonstrated a commitment to public service and an ability to complete initiatives successfully. He has a strong background in maturing service delivery; promoting online and self-service capabilities; and leading transformation efforts through customer-focused IT.
Before his role as a CIO, he was the Director of Business Information for Hennepin County Public Safety; IT Division Manager in charge of strategic information technology initiatives (eGovernment, community fiber, and GIS); and was an Area Director of Juvenile Services in the Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he was responsible for divisions providing residential treatment centers, a juvenile detention center, and juvenile probation.
Jerry’s undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Public Administration. He loves cooking and the outdoors, including horseback riding, fishing (especially ice fishing), and gardening.

Allan Martin is the Director of the Information Technology Services Division of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). In his 17 plus years at DIR, Allan has managed or contributed to many of the major initiatives that DIR has undertaken with other agencies, including the Official Website of the State of Texas, the Texas Data Center Consolidation Project, and the pilot implementation of the Comptroller of Public Accounts PeopleSoft Financial and Human Capital Management Systems initiatives. Allan also provides outreach support for DIR’s Customer base as requested. Prior to his employment with the state, Allan's experience included over 20 years in IT consulting, software development, project management of major IT projects, and as an IT Director for a national firm.

Cory serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Information Resource Manager for the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The GLO has a diverse mission that includes managing a multibillion-dollar real estate trust that helps fund education, providing benefits to Texas veterans, protecting natural resources on the Texas coast, administering federal grant programs for disaster recovery, and managing historic treasures like the Alamo. As CIO, Cory and his team are responsible for all aspects of information technology for the agency’s different lines of business, from daily operations, to the delivery of innovative business solutions that drive the agency forward.
Cory has 20 years of experience in information technology, covering a wide range of roles that includes software development, project management, strategic planning, and enterprise architecture. He is passionate about aligning technology resources to an organization’s mission, and is focused on building a culture of continuous improvement. Cory has a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.