STATE PROFILES | Minnesota
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Carolyn ParnellChief Information OfficerOffice of Enterprise Technology (651) 556-8010 Year Appointed: 2011 |
Biography
Carolyn Parnell was appointed to head the Minnesota Office of Enterprise Technology by Governor Mark Dayton on Feb. 1, 2011. Parnell will serve as Minnesota’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), leading OET’s delivery of services that improve government through the effective use of information technology.Parnell has been leading technology organizations for 25 years, most recently as Chief Operating Officer for Information Technology Services for the Minnesota System of Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), the fifth-largest system of two-and-four year colleges and universities in the country. Additionally, Parnell brings a wealth of experience in information technology management from her time as the Director of Information Technology at Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media, as well as serving as the Director of Networks and Data Centers at Fidelity National Information Systems and as the Director of Networking and Telecommunications Services at the University of Minnesota.
Prior to her work in information technology, Parnell worked as a child protection social worker in Nobles County, Worthington, Minnesota, and for a brief time at Dakota County in Burnsville, Minnesota. Her volunteer work includes working for YES/NEON as an outreach worker and a board member for Crisis Connection as well as a board member for the Charles Babbage Foundation. Parnell earned a B.A. at the University of Minnesota, Morris, in Sociology and Liberal Arts for the Human Services and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Other Information
IT Procurement Responsibility:
State Procurement Office
