Hugh Harris

General Counsel

Hugh Harris, a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in public and private practice, serves as general counsel, managing and overseeing all areas of in-house legal issues and providing direct counsel and advice to the State Chief Information Officer and executive leadership at the N.C. Department of Information Technology.

Prior to joining NCDIT in February 2025, he served as deputy general for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and supported divisions including IT, human resources, procurement and budget. In addition to running a private solo practitioner firm, Harris has held a variety of roles with the N.C. Department of Justice and N.C. Industrial Commission, including assistant attorney general, public defender, criminal litigator and civil litigator.

He is a board member for Haven House Services and is a past member of the N.C. Victims Assistance Network Training Committee and N.C. Senior Fraud Task Force.

Harris has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina Asheville and a Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law.