Chad Vander Veen is a former GOVERNING contributor, a former contributing editor for Emergency Management magazine, and previously served as the editor of FutureStructure, and the associate editor of Government Technology and Public CIO magazines. He has covered a diverse array of technology stories including renewable energy, network neutrality and enterprise software deployment. He also routinely profiles public and private sector leaders, such as Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and ESRI Founder Jack Dangermond.