John Paulson
Chief Information Officer
Minnesota Department of Education

John Paulson is the Minnesota Department of Education Chief Information Officer and has over 25 years experience in managing systems software and applications development. Mr. Paulson is a technology product visionary and serial entrepreneur. In his role at MDE, Paulson is focused on organizational development, implementation of strategic vision, and modernizing the MDE data collection, reporting and analysis infrastructure. In his role at MDE, John has hired seasoned enterprise and data architects, mapped out a technology implementation roadmap, and revamped service goals for the IT development organization. Before joining MDE, John created and managed software companies that developed products and provided services specializing in integrating the disparate information systems at fortune 500 giants such as Boeing and Ford Motor Company. Mr. Paulson hold a B.S. with Honors is Psychology, and an M.S. in Computer Science, both from the University of Iowa.