Executive Management

• Harry H. Herington
  Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
  
  MR. HERINGTON is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of NIC. Mr. Herington joined NIC in 1995 and worked closely with NIC founder Jeff Fraser to migrate NIC's first state government partner, the state of Kansas, and other states from dial-up systems to the new medium of the Internet. In 2000, Mr. Herington was named Executive Vice President of Portal Operations with oversight over NIC-managed state and local operations. Mr. Herington was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in September 2002, a role that gave him day-to-day responsibility over all of NIC's business lines. Mr. Herington was appointed President of NIC in May 2006, and was also appointed to the NIC Board of Directors in October 2006. In February 2008, he was named Chief Executive Officer and became Chairman of the Board in May 2008.
  
  Mr. Herington currently serves as a director of Connected Nation, a non-profit organization that is expanding broadband access in underserved areas. He holds a B.A. from Wichita State University and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. Prior to joining NIC, Mr. Herington was the Associate General Counsel for the League of Kansas Municipalities.
  
  
  
• William F. "Brad" Bradley, Jr.
  Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
  
  MR. BRADLEY has served as NIC's Secretary since May 1998, General Counsel since July 1998, Executive Vice President of Strategy, Policy & Legal since January 1999, and Chief Operating Officer since May 2006. From May 1998 to February 1999, Mr. Bradley served as one of NIC's directors. He also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of NIC's Indiana Interactive, LLC subsidiary. Mr. Bradley was also the General Manager for City-County Interactive, LLC, a subsidiary of Indiana Interactive, which manages CivicNet for the city of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana.
  
  From July 1989 to December 1994, Mr. Bradley was an associate and later a law partner at Hinkle, Eberhart & Elkouri, LLC, a law firm in Kansas. Mr. Bradley holds a B.A. in English from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.
  
  
• Stephen M. Kovzan
  Chief Financial Officer
  
  MR. KOVZAN has served as NIC's Chief Financial Officer since August 2007. Mr. Kovzan joined NIC in October 1999 and served as the NIC's Controller until September 2000, at which point he was promoted to Vice President of Financial Operations and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining NIC, Mr. Kovzan served as a business assurance manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for five years.
  
  Mr. Kovzan is a CPA and holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Tulsa and a M.S. in business from the University of Kansas.
  
  
• Robert Knapp
  Executive Vice President
  
  MR. KNAPP has served in a variety of portal management and executive roles since joining NIC in 1999. He joined NIC in 1999 and served as Director of Marketing and Portal Operations for Indiana Interactive, the Company’s subsidiary that manages Indiana’s official state portal. In 2000, Mr. Knapp was promoted to General Manager of Kansas Information Consortium, which runs the state of Kansas official state portal. In 2004, Mr. Knapp became Regional Manager and spent more than five years overseeing NIC’s portal operations across the country. In January 2009, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and joined NIC’s executive management team. In this role, Mr. Knapp is responsible for NIC’s nationwide eGovernment operations and setting the strategic direction for the future growth of NIC.
  
  Prior to joining NIC, Mr. Knapp spent 10 years at ALLTEL Information Systems, where he managed large bank relationships. Mr. Knapp’s responsibilities at ALLTEL included the marketing, sales, and account management responsibilities for the fourth largest financial institution in the United States. He also served as Territory Sales Manager for delivery solutions and was responsible for selling technology solutions to new and existing accounts.
  
  Mr. Knapp holds a B.S. in Business and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Tulsa.