Feroz Merchhiya is an award winning CIO of the City of Glendale, AZ, and former Board Member of The Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT), is a technology executive at the helm of transformative initiatives, an inspirational people-oriented leader with an ability to build high performing teams. Mr. Merchhiya has a broad range of experience in enterprise technology. Mr. Merchhiya strives to manage technology initiatives effectively by orchestrating diverse groups’ contributions to overcome complex challenges with pragmatic solutions.

Mr. Merchhiya is directly responsible for the city of Glendale’s strategic use of technology to improve processes, capture data, deliver insights, and enhance services. As the city’s chief technologist, Mr. Merchhiya leads the implementation of complex technology initiatives. Mr. Merchhiya holds several industry certifications and recognitions such as CGEIT, CRISC, SCPM, CDPSE and Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE).  Winner CIO 100 2023, ROI Award and CIO Impact Award.