Responsibilities:
Bert is responsible for all aspects of NACo's information technology outreach and education to county officials. He provides technology vision and leadership for developing and implementing IT initiatives to county governments that leverage technology to help drive forward NACo’s goals. In addition, Bert is responsible for all corporate fundraising which provides sustainable support for NACo.

Bio:
Bert Jarreau is the Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) for the National Association of Counties. As CIO, Bert provides technology guidance to member counties, forms business alliances with companies and organizations, improves all aspects of NACo’s innovation process, and applies that process to accelerate company growth.

Before joining NACo, Bert was Director of Systems and Programming at NVR, a holding company with subsidiaries that build and market single-family homes, town homes, and condominiums and provide mortgage banking services. There, he was responsible for implementing strategic technology, including financial systems and analytical technologies.

As Information Technology Manager at Ford Motor Land Services Corporation, Bert was responsible for providing global IT solutions for all Ford Land employees in North America, Europe and South America. He also held system analyst and project manager positions with Ford Motor Company, and technical positions at Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS).

For much of his career Bert also served in the Air Force Reserve. He began his career in the Air Force, serving as a computer systems officer and a personnel officer.

Education:
A native of Glynn, Louisiana (Pointe Coupee Parish), Bert earned the Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (formerly the Universoty of Southwestern Louisiana) in 1980, the Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland University College in 2004, and the Doctor of Management (DM) from the University of Maryland University College in 2010.

Year Started: 1999

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