| Alex Pettit | |
|---|---|
| Chief Information Officer of the State of Oklahoma | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2010 |
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| Governor | Brad Henry Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Public Administrator |
| Website | Oklahoma Office of State Finance |
Alex Pettit is an American public administration official who is currently serving as the Chief Information Officer for the State of Oklahoma. As State CIO, Pettit works in the Oklahoma Office of State Finance is responsible for all information and telecommunication systems for all state agencies.
Pettit was appointed to his position by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry on April 5, 2010.
Pettit earned his bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin–Parkside and received a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola University of Chicago. He is currently (as of 2010) working towards a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Information Sciences from the University of North Texas. Pettit is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society and teaches information system classes at the University of Phoenix.
Pettit began his career in Texas by working with various communities in continuity of operations planning, crisis leadership, emergency operations center design, and civil defense planning. He then worked for Marsh McLennan in the areas of business continuity planning strategy and vision, disaster recovery and business resumption planning. In 1999, Pettit accepted the position of chief information officer for the City of Denton, Texas. He served in that position until 2009 when he became a consultant for Brown University where he served as project manager for planning and coordination of Brown's data center.
In 2010, Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry appointed Pettit as the State's first Chief Information Officer. As State CIO, Pettit serves as a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet and receives an annual salary of $160,000. On January 6, 2011, Governor-elect Mary Fallin announced that she would retain Pettit as State CIO.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Post created |
Chief Information Officer of the State of Oklahoma Under Governors Brad Henry and Mary Fallin April 5, 2010 - present |
Incumbent |