{"id":70026,"date":"2025-03-23T18:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T22:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/?post_type=bio&#038;p=70026"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:43:16","slug":"john-evans","status":"publish","type":"bio","link":"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/bio\/john-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"John Evans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-industry-leadership-of-the-year\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Industry Leadership of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a chief technology adviser at World Wide Technology, John Evans enables state and local governments to design, develop and integrate innovative solutions that improve citizen outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience in the public sector, Evans supports agencies as they navigate the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, helping secure their artificial intelligence initiatives and incorporate the technology into their cybersecurity programs to streamline operations and gain better insights and visibility.\u202f Evans has empowered many states to adopt a \u201cwhole-of-state&#8221; cybersecurity approach, allowing cities, counties and critical infrastructure to collectively improve their cyber postures. Through these efforts, he\u2019s helped states create digestible plans for traditionally under-resourced cyber programs. 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