John E. Nixon (born 1972) was the director of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget.
Nixon earned a Bachelor of Science in business and corporate finance from Brigham Young University in 1996.
In 2002, he graduated from the University of Utah, where he earned a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis on information technology.
From 2001 to 2005, Nixon served as the chief financial officer and deputy director of the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
In 2010 Governor Rick Snyder offered Nixon the position to head up both the State Budget Office and the Departments of Technology and Management.