Strategic Advisory Council Members

Gary Robinson

Director
Washington State Department of Information Services (DIS)

The governor appointed Gary Robinson on February 16th as the director of the Department of Information Services. Robinson served as acting director in 2001 and 2002, and most recently as the senior assistant director at the Office of Financial Management.

Gary began his career with Washington State as a member of the Committee staff of the House of Representatives and then the Senate. He next joined the administrative staff of the Parks and Recreation Commission and then moved to the Office of Financial Management (OFM). In addition, Gary has been a member of the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, the Information Services Board, the Public Employees Benefits Board, and the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

Gary was raised in Washington State. He received his Bachelors Degree from Pitzer College in Claremont, California and his Masters Degree from The Evergreen State College. He has also completed the Program for State and Local Executives at the Kennedy School of Government.