Gerry Wethington

Biography

Gerry Wethington is vice president, Homeland Security and Justice & Public Safety Programs, Unisys Global Public Sector, responsible for leveraging the entire portfolio of services, solutions and technology products to take Unisys to a leadership position in these markets.  Gerry is based in Reston, Va., and has an office in Jefferson City, Mo.

Prior to joining Unisys, Gerry served as Missouri's chief information officer (CIO) and as a member of Gov. Bob Holden's cabinet, where he led Missouri’s e-government efforts to improve the delivery of government service to its citizens.  He also led the development of Missouri’s Adaptable Enterprise Architecture Program.  Considered one of the best in the nation, this program resulted in significant savings and improved efficiency in the state’s business and IT programs.  Gerry is recognized nationally as a leader in the areas of government process reform, enterprise architecture, justice integration and interoperability, and project management.  

Gerry served two consecutive terms as the president of NASCIO, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.  Gerry is the only state CIO to serve consecutive terms as president in the association’s 35-year history.  He also served as chair of NASCIO’s Enterprise Architecture Committee and as a member of its Executive Committee.

Gerry was Missouri's SEARCH representative, serving as chairman and member of the Board of Directors.  SEARCH is the National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, with representatives from all states, responsible for formulating recommendations on criminal justice policy.  He served as vice chair of the membership group and chaired the Planning Committee and the Systems and Technology Program Advisory Committee.   

Former Attorney General Janet Reno appointed Gerry to the Global Justice Information Sharing Advisory Commission, an advisory body to the U.S. Attorney General created to support broad-scale exchange of pertinent justice information.  Gerry served as the vice chair of the commission and served on the Executive Steering Committee.

Gerry is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on topics related to government process improvement, enterprise architecture, technology infrastructure centralization and consolidation, homeland security, criminal justice integration and interoperability, progress and performance metrics implementation and software engineering.  Some of the programs where Gerry has spoken include: CIO magazine’s Strategic Initiatives Conference, the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Integration Workshops, the National Governors Association (NGA) Justice Integration Workshops and Chiefs of Staff Retreat, NASCIO annual and mid-year conferences, SEARCH’s Integration Symposium, FSI’s State of the State’s Address, technology symposiums in the states of Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Connecticut, the Japanese Prefecture Government CIO Forum in Tokyo, Japan, the Missouri Police Chiefs Association Legislative Seminars and the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services Training Seminars.

Areas of Expertise

• Government process reform
• Enterprise architecture

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.