Industry Analyst's Bios

Chris Dixon
Sr. Manager, State and Local Industry Analysis

Find me: LinkedIn; @ChrisOnSLEDIT

Chris Dixon, senior manager, State and Local Industry Analysis, conducts targeted research aimed at shedding light on the state and local IT markets, and ways for vendors to capitalize on procurement opportunities. In addition to investigating, evaluating, and tracking existing state and local trends, Dixon provides strategic research, analysis, market forecasting, and opportunity analysis.

Previously, Dixon held several positions at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) where he was instrumental in establishing and supporting the organization's in-house issues research and policy development processes. As senior issues coordinator, he oversaw NASCIO's health IT, broadband, and cybersecurity agendas, as well as built relationships with city and county CIOs and their professional organizations. During his tenure at NASCIO, Dixon's responsibilities also included supporting policy and issues committees covering information/enterprise architecture, digital government, telecommunications, and economic development. He conceived and implemented the association's Compendium of Digital Government in the States publication as well as the comprehensive member survey from which it is compiled.

Prior to NASCIO, Dixon managed the community assessment and grant-making processes for a local, non-profit health and human services funding organization. He has also worked in campaign politics at the state and local levels in the South and Midwest regions.

Dixon holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Morningside College.

Chris's Recent Analysis

State of the States^TM, 2013

State & Local Information Security Market, 2013

Chris in the News

MedCity News - States, Local Health Agencies’ Health IT Spend Projected to Grow by $1.5B to 2017

Healthcare Finance News - State and Local Government HIT Spending Expected to Reach $19.3B by 2017

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