John Matelski

John Matelski is the Chief Information Officer and Managing Director of Technology Programs at the National Association of Counties (NACo). He brings more than 30 years of technology and security leadership across local government and the public-private partnerships that support it. His work centers on a whole-of-government approach: helping counties, cities, states, and their partners work as one connected system to serve residents better.

Before joining NACo, John served as Executive Director of the Center for Digital Government (e.Republic), where he guided programs and partnerships supporting county and city governments nationwide. He also spent 12 years as Chief Innovation and Information Officer for DeKalb County, Georgia, leading all technology and security operations. Under his leadership, the county led enterprise-wide digital transformation efforts that improved services for residents and earned recognition as a Top 10 Digital County for nine years in a row.

John has long been active in NACo’s work. He has served as Vice Chair of the County Technology Advisory Council, the IT Standing Committee, and the Telecommunications and Technology Policy Steering Committee, and he has contributed to several subcommittees. In 2023, Government Technology named him one of its Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers.

John holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in Computer Information Systems from Arizona State University.