Tim Bottenfield serves as CIO of the State of Montana. He joined the Department of Administration in July of 2018 after serving nearly seven years with the Department of Revenue. He came to Montana from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, where he worked for 25 years, primarily as IT manager in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. He has 10 years of experience in operating a computer and networking services consulting business. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management in 1983 and a Master of Science degree in Forest Biometrics in 1986, both from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.

In his first year as State CIO, Tim has focused on building relationships across the enterprise. His ongoing initiatives are in the areas of fiscal responsibility, optimization of shared services and support, cybersecurity, unified digital government and promoting a service first driven organization.

Tim was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Michigan. He resides in Essex, Montana with his wife, Gigi. Their three sons and daughter-in-law are electrical engineers having attended the University of Pittsburgh, Auburn University and Georgia Tech. Tim enjoys hiking and all that the mountains of Montana offer recreationally.