“I’ve decided to try my hand at something new and completely different,” Greeves said, adding he will depart Wake County next month to become an “industry executive advisor” at SAP. “I'll be using my experience and background to help the organization connect and respond to the unique challenges faced by the public sector."
“It’s about as far from retirement as I can get,” he added.
Greeves has spent the last eight years as CIO and deputy county manager in Wake County, home to 1.1 million residents and home to the city of Raleigh. In 2017, he was elevated to the chief information and innovation officer position. All told, he has spent more than 20 years in the service of local government.
During his tenure, Greeves developed the county Innovation Office, as well as projects like a performance management program and the county’s “transparency portal,” which offers insights into data sets, performance metrics, financial information and more.
“Over the past several years we’ve created a very comprehensive and proactive information security program, and we are currently building out our Data Analytics Center of Excellence,” said Greeves.
In the last year, the county transitioned some 4,500 employees to remote-work settings as part of the county’s COVID-19 response. Meanwhile, next month Wake County will launch a new website. Wake County consistently places in the top 10 in the Center for Digital Government's* Digital Counties survey.
“I have greatly enjoyed my time at Wake County but I am also looking forward to a new and exciting future with SAP,” said Greeves.
*The Center for Digital Government is part of e.Republic, Government Technology's parent company.
