Overview

April 18

This conversation will explore and answer vital questions for the CIOs of today and tomorrow, including framing the best approaches for navigating people and processes.

We’ll answer questions like:

How should CIOs manage and lead their workforce?
How can they best measure performance?
What are the processes and methodologies (agile, lean, etc.) that are essential for CIOs?
What does success look like?

Speakers

Katrina Flory

State CIO/Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Administrative Services, Office of Information Technology

Katrina Flory is an accomplished IT professional with extensive experience in State government. As the state chief information officer (CIO) and assistant director of DAS, she oversees the DAS Office of Information Technology and sets the IT direction for the State of Ohio. State CIO Flory is an original architect and leader of two transformational Ohio IT Initiatives, the now completed IT Optimization effort and the ongoing IT Innovation initiative. IT Optimization provided the standardization necessary to drive economies of scale through infrastructure consolidation (server, storage, mainframe, and network). The next step, IT innovation, streamlines and modernizes State IT through a focus on digital experience, cyber security, enterprise shared services, and collaboration. In her role as State CIO, Flory is committed to delivering IT services and solutions that will support state agencies, boards and commissions in their efforts to provide vital services to Ohioans. The use of state technology assets to increase the well-being of Ohioans and their health, property, security, livelihood, and prosperity is essential. Prior to becoming State CIO, Katrina Flory served in the deputy state CIO role for approximately 10 years. She led efforts to establish DAS OIT strategic direction and oversaw enterprise shared service operations such as the Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS), InnovateOhio Platform, Ohio Business Gateway (OBG), and the eLicense system. Since joining DAS in 2000, she has been directly involved in driving the technology agendas of four Governors and seven State CIOs. Before her service at DAS, State CIO Flory was with the Ohio Department of Taxation and Franklin County.

Ted Ross

CIO, City of Los Angeles, and General Manager of the Information Technology Agency (ITA)

Ted Ross is CIO for the City of Los Angeles and General Manager of the Information Technology Agency (ITA). His department of 450 employees delivers enterprise IT services to 48,000 employees across 41 City departments and digital services to over 4 million residents. Appointed in 2015, Ted has over 21 years of private and public sector technology experience, earning various awards along the way, including #1 Digital City, Top 25 Doer & Dreamer, and CIO of the Year according to LA Business Journal. Ted has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist, as well as, a presenter at many conferences, such as the Andreessen-Horowitz Tech Summit, Milken Institute, and India’s NASSCOM.

Zach Patton — Moderator

Editorial Director, Content Studio, e.Republic

Zach Patton edits and oversees papers and events for the Content Studio at e.Republic. Prior to joining the Content Studio in 2020, he was the Executive Editor of Governing magazine, which covers policy and politics in state and local governments across the country.

Webinar

Leading in Government IT: Answering Critical Questions about People and Process