The International Trade Administration has named Gerald Caron its chief information officer, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.
He most recently served as CIO and assistant inspector general for information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Caron brings 20 years of IT and cybersecurity experience to his new role, which involves implementing tech services and strategies across the agency.
Aside from HHS, his previous government service includes 18 years at the Department of State, initially as system administrator, and ultimately as director of enterprise network management.
Caron is a tri-chair on the E-Ops Committee for Zero Trust of the U.S. Chief Information Officers Council, and chair of the zero trust working group within the nonprofit Advanced Technology Academic Research Center.
