Marc Burris

Interim Chief Information Officer

N.C. Department of Public Safety

Marc Burris serves as the N.C. Department of Information Technology’s interim chief information officer for the N.C. Department of Public Safety, where he leads the agency’s technology strategy and operations. A U.S. Army veteran, he has nearly 20 years of experience leading IT in North Carolina state government.

Burris is focused on modernizing how Public Safety uses technology to protect North Carolinians, building an IT organization grounded in strong governance, financial discipline, and consistent service delivery. His priorities include strengthening cybersecurity through Zero Trust, optimizing cloud infrastructure, automating routine work, and using data and artificial intelligence to give leaders real-time insight and faster decisions. He is also investing in training and development to attract and keep technology talent.

Burris joined NCDIT in 2018 as deputy chief information officer supporting the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Adult Correction. He guided enterprise modernization, fiscal strategy, and application development for both agencies, oversaw cybersecurity across the application lifecycle, and managed large-scale IT projects from planning through delivery.

Before joining DIT, Burris spent 19 years at the N.C. State Board of Elections, including more than a decade as chief information officer, leading technology for voter registration, election management, and results reporting. He built a cybersecurity program recognized as one of the top 10 most secure election systems in the country and launched an election-night reporting system that improved efficiency by 30%, reduced errors by 25%, and eliminated site crashes during peak traffic. He also helped implement electronic poll books that improved accuracy and reduced lines at polling places.

Burris holds Chief Information Officer Certification from the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) through ISC2. He also holds an ITIL Foundation certificate and a Google Project Management Certificate.