))
Episode 262: Huntsville’s CIO Dr. Larry Lowe on Using Tech to Serve a Growing City
Manage episode 515482078 series 3292694
On this episode of Beyond Rockets, we sit down with Larry Lowe, Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Huntsville. Larry shares his path from radar engineering and startup life to Fractal Brewing and data/AI, then into City Hall, where he’s helping the City of Huntsville, Huntsville Utilities, and the Solid Waste Disposal Authority use technology responsibly and transparently.
We talk about:
What a municipal CIO actually does—and why Huntsville created the role
How departments are adopting AI (policy, training, Microsoft Copilot)
Balancing innovation with public trust (including a project that was paused to listen)
Education and workforce efforts from K-12 to college
What progress looks like through 2026 as Huntsville keeps growing
Sponsors
NexGen Crane & Rigging: Full-service crane, rigging & transport across the Southeast. Learn more at nexgencrane.com
Yellowhammer Brewing: Craft beer, spirits, seltzers, and NA options at Campus 805. Visit yellowhammerbrewery.com
265 episodes
Share
