Jason Allison is a Board Member of the State CIO Council at RIDGE-LANE LP.

Mr. Allison served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the State of Florida, as well as the Executive Director of Florida’s Agency for State Technology, the state’s enterprise information technology organization, responsible for the procurement, management and direction of technology programs, services and policies.

He identified efficiencies, increased IT coordination, and strengthened connections with the private sector. His role included oversight of the agency’s operations, including the State Data Center, Security and Strategic Planning teams, where he oversaw the creation of infrastructure and enterprise architectures.

Mr. Allison’s technology oversight experience also includes serving as information technology policy coordinator at Florida’s Executive Office of the Governor, Policy and Budget.  In this role, he identified statewide policy issues and developed legislation to address shortfalls in state enterprise information technology governance, where he analyzed and briefed the governor on legislative budget requests.

Prior to serving in the Governor’s office, Mr. Allison served as CIO and director of information technologies at the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, responsible for comprehensive IT strategy for the department, where he ensured data integrity and system security in an open government environment.

Mr. Allison served as Governor Rick Scott’s IT policy coordinator, where he identified statewide policy issues and drafted legislation to address shortfalls in state enterprise IT governance. He also monitored IT projects for compliance, testified before legislative committees and served as the Governor’s appointee to specialized IT workgroups and task forces.