Strategic Advisor, AI & Public Sector Innovation

Albert Gauthier has spent over thirty years working where engineering, technology, and public service come together. He's built his career across both private companies and government agencies, which has given him a unique perspective on how technology actually works in the real world, particularly when the stakes are high and the problems are complex.

At Gartner, Albert works as a Senior Director Analyst, where he helps clients and writes research focused on local government. He covers everything Digital Platforms, ERP, Community Development, APIs and Integrations, AI and Generative AI.

His work has earned him some notable recognition, including the NASCIO Award for Innovation for the Oregon State Police Transformation, the State of Oregon CIO Award for Innovation, and the Dewey Award for developing the Best Municipal Government Web Presence during his time with the City of Coppell, Texas.

Albert has led countless digital transformation projects, especially around creating better digital workplaces. He's served as a CIO and technical lead on everything from identity federation and content management to collaboration tools, workflow systems, and major enterprise applications like ERP, time accounting, permitting, and land management systems. Before all that, he cut his teeth in semiconductor R&D at Bell Labs/Lucent, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard.

On the public sector side, Albert was Chief Information Officer for the Oregon State Police and Director of Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), where he handled secure data sharing across multiple agencies. He's also been a CIO in the private sector with Winzer Corporation and Nygard International, and in local government for Rochester, NY, and Oxnard, CA. Throughout all these roles, he's consistently focused on enterprise systems, permitting platforms, identity management, and digital timekeeping.

What really sets Albert apart is how he connects technology, people, and strategy. He knows the technical side inside and out, but he never loses sight of what actually matters, the results.

At Cynosure, Albert works as a strategic advisor. He's instrumental in managing risk across our technical, legal, and compliance fronts as we build and grow. He's helping us lay the groundwork for AI scalability and licensing, making sure our infrastructure can support innovation while staying on the right side of regulations and commercial requirements. His expertise is what's turning Cynosure's big vision into something we can actually execute on, driving our Crawl-Walk-Run roadmap with the kind of clarity, focus, and long-term thinking we need.