Brian Dillard is the Vice President of Innovation & Technology at VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio. He began his public service career in 2018 as the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of San Antonio, after a private-sector cybersecurity career with a local San Antonio firm. Brian served for ten years in the U.S. Air Force as a Cybersecurity Operations Specialist. He is the founding Board Chair for Essence Preparatory Public School, Board Chair for SA Digital Connects, and a board member for Corazon Ministries and the SAISD Foundation. A third-generation Eastside San Antonio native, Brian lives in Dignowity Hill with his wife Marla and their shih-tzu, Ray-Ray.