Gary Coverdale

Chief Security Information Officer, Assistant Chief Information Officer
Napa County Information Technology Services

Gary Coverdale is the Assistant Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer for the California County of Napa. He also serves as Chair of the California Counties Information Services Directors Association – Information Security Forum, and is the California State Local Agency (Counties and Cities) representative for the (Federal) Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Prior to public employment, Mr. Coverdale founded and operated a national software development firm, BISPAC Corporation, working with IBM and its mid-range systems. Mr. Coverdale holds various degrees in business management and law, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP).