Virginia Secretary of Technology

The secretary of technology is a former member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The office was last held by Karen Jackson. The secretary oversaw the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and Virginia Center for Innovative Technology.^[1] It was absorbed into the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade in 2018 under Governor Ralph Northam.^[2]

Secretary of Technology of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Member of	Virginia Governor's Cabinet (former)
Nominator	The governor
Appointer	The governor with advice and consent from the Senate and House
Term length	4 years
Formation	May 21, 1998
First holder	Donald Upson
Final holder	Karen Jackson (Office absorbed into the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade)
Abolished	January 13, 2018

List of secretaries of technology

• Donald Upson (1998–2002)
• George Newstrom (2002–2004)
• Eugene Huang (2004–2006)
• Aneesh Chopra (2006–2009)
• Leonard Pomata (2009–2010)
• Jim Duffey (2010–2014)
• Karen Jackson (2014–2018)