John Laurent was named Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Information Technology Services Division (OA-ITSD) in December 2024.
Laurent joined the State of Missouri as Chief of Business Systems Development in September 2021 and was promoted to Deputy CIO in November 2022. Laurent was named Acting CIO in May 2023.
Before joining State government, Laurent worked as a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience in private industry, serving as Global Vice President of IT for Enterprise Holdings, Inc. In addition, he spent 10 years in IT consulting, including 5 years at Accenture.