Teri Takai

Teri Takai

Teri M. Takai is an American politician and CIO.

Takai was the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the United States Department of Defense.[1][2] She resigned in May 2014.[3] Takai is a member of the board of directors for FirstNet, a national first-responders network.[4]

She received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and a Master's in Management, both from the University of Michigan She served as Chief Information Officer for the State of California, and as a member of the Governor of California's cabinet, and also as Director of the Michigan Department of Information Technology and as the State of Michigan's CIO.[5]

Takai was named one of InformationWeek's 2013 most influential government CIOs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Chief Information Officer". US Department of Defense. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "DOD announces new Chief Information Officer". US Department of Defense. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 Malykhina, Elena (28 April 2014). "Defense Dept CIO Teri Takai resigns". InformationWeek.
  4. ↑ Wood, Colin (12 May 2014). "Teri Takai talks DoD, FirstNet". Government Technology.
  5. ↑ "Ms. Teresa M. Takai". US Department of Defense. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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