Louis McDonald

Louis McDonald was the Director of Technology for Fauquier County Public Schools. In his ten years of service with the 11,000 student division, he has been responsible for the migration to a new student information system, design and implementation for the GSuite roll-out, and oversight for the 1:1 Chromebook implementation in secondary. Louis McDonald has over 35 years of experience in information systems management, software engineering, strategic planning and project management. Prior to joining the division, Mr. McDonald was the CTO/CIO at Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT). His areas of focus included workforce development; identifying trends, strengths and gaps in information security and emerging technologies; and working with universities and community colleges to ensure leadership and interaction with Virginia’s information technology industry. Prior to joining CIT, Mr. McDonald worked at The Aerospace Corporation, where he served as a consultant to the federal government. He also has worked for SRA International, Inc. and Hughes Aircraft. Mr. McDonald is CETL certified and holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from California State Polytechnic University, a Master of Computer Science from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Information Systems from George Washington University.