Cory Wilburn served more than 17 years at the Texas General Land Office (GLO) before taking on the CIO role in February 2015.
“These past eight years have been the highlight of my career to this point,” Wilburn wrote in a LinkedIn announcement. “I have had the blessing of doing meaningful work, learning more than I ever imagined and working alongside the best people in the world, many of whom will be friends for life. I have so many people to thank for this journey.”
He didn’t elaborate on his next career move. Over time at the agency, he has served as a software project manager and team leader and the director of application development and business automation before taking the helm.
GLO, founded in 1836, moves forward with continued modernization planning as mentioned in its Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR). Wilburn told Industry Insider — Texas in May that the agency had several initiatives focusing on the land management mission.
“In my mind, digital transformation never ends. Technology changes incredibly fast. What we implemented today is awesome. ... I don’t think that digital transformation has an endpoint,” he said. “If I look at it a different way and ask myself, how much of our organization is operating on technology that is well aligned to our needs, I’d say we’re at about 80 percent.”
There are about 58 full-time IT employees and an $8.7 million IT budget. The department includes desktop support, network administration, software development, business analysis, project management, geospatial and business services.
In June, Wilburn shared during a conference that he believed leadership should encourage open communication in the workplace, allow people to ask questions and create ways to connect in a hybrid environment.
Before joining GLO, he worked as a developer, then as a business analyst, for the Texas Veterans Land Board. From there, he was principal of a consultancy, Spring Vision Solutions, for more than eight years before joining GLO. Wilburn is a graduate of Texas Tech University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science and communications.
