Christie Burris

Christie is the former Chief Data Officer for the State of North Carolina. In that capacity, she led the NC Department of Information Technology’s statewide development of enterprise data strategies. She also served as the director of NCDIT’s Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC), where she guided the state’s use of integrated data to support public safety, fraud, compliance, healthcare, finance and performance and policy decision analysis. Prior to this, she served as the Executive Director for the state-designated health information exchange, leading a successful effort to deliver a state mandate for interoperability across the care continuum. Burris holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Government Chief Information Officer Certification from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government. She received a State Leadership award from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in 2019 and was among the 50 leaders recognized in 2025 by State Scoop for making a positive impact in the government IT community and in public service.