Chief Information Officer

Eric Gorham

He joined REJIS in June of 1983 and has been a member of the REJIS team for more than 40 years.

Mr. Gorham has served as CIO for REJIS since 1998 and has been a member of the REJIS team for more than 43 years. Mr. Gorham is responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing support of IT solutions in critical government areas, such as law enforcement, courts, corrections, disaster recovery, data center operations, colocation, telecommunications, infrastructure, IT support services, help desk and citizen services. He participates in several committees that oversee the operations of REJIS, which help guide the future direction of the organization.

Mr. Gorham supports local community organizations as a member of BackStoppers, The MASTERS and as a Board Member for the St. Louis Community College Foundation. In 2006 he helped found the Gateway to Innovation conference. He has participated in the conference committee since 2006, chaired the conference in 2010, 2011, 2016 & 2021 and is currently an Executive Board Member. In eighteen years, the conference has contributed more than $3.6 million dollars back to the St. Louis community supporting technology needs and IT scholarships.

Mr. Gorham is a founding member of the St. Louis Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) and served as the Chapter’s President in 2007. He currently serves as Chair for the SIM National Foundation, as a member of the SIM St. Louis – President’s Advisory Council and was the SIM National Chair from 2014 – 2015. Mr. Gorham is a graduate of the SIM Midwest Regional Leadership Forum. In 2006 he was selected as one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders, 2010 as a SIM National Leader of the Year Award, 2023 a St. Louis CIO ORBIE Award Winner and in 2026 a St. Louis Titan 100 award recipient.

Education:

  • Executive MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma (Honor Society for National Schools of Business) – Washington University, St. Louis Missouri, 2013
  • CIO Pocket MBA, Boston University School of Management, Boston Massachusetts – 2009
  • Bachelor of Science, Organizational Administration – Cum Laude – St. Louis University – 1991
  • Associate in Applied Science Data Processing – St. Louis Community College at Meramec – 1983