Alex Pettit
Alex Pettit | |
|---|---|
Alex Pettit, January 2020 | |
| Chief information officer of the State of Oklahoma | |
| In office April 5, 2010 – January 3, 2014 | |
| Governor | Brad Henry Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Chief information officer of the State of Oregon | |
| In office January 4, 2014 – April 6, 2018 | |
| Governor | John Kitzhaber Kate Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 |
| Occupation | Public administrator |
Alex Pettit is an American public administration official who held office as Chief Technology Officer for the State of Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology.[1][2] Pettit was formerly the chief information officer for the State of Oregon. As State CIO, Pettit worked in the Department of Administrative Services and was responsible for all information and telecommunication systems for all state agencies.
Pettit was the first CIO for the State of Oklahoma, serving from April 2010 until January 2014. He resigned.[3]
In March 2014, Pettit was appointed interim CIO for Cover Oregon, the agency responsible for the implementation of the Health Care Exchange in compliance of the Affordable Care Act. Cover Oregon was deemed too costly, and scrapped in favor of the federal website.[4] Due to accusations of fraud, an FBI investigation was opened into Oracle Corporation which was contracted for Cover Oregon.[5]
Under Petitt, the Oregon unit came under question, when an audit stated that "steps necessary to make sure the agencies are meeting federal cyber security requirements" had not been taken. There were 2 security breaches in 2014 and 2015.[6]
Pettit was appointed to his position by Governor John Kitzhaber on January 6, 2014.
Biography
Pettit earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Parkside and received a Master of Business Administration from Loyola University of Chicago. In 2014, he completed his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Information Sciences from the University of North Texas.
Pettit began his public career in 1998 in Denton, Texas as the first Chief Technology Officer for the city. He served in this capacity until October 2008. He then worked for private company Marsh McLennan in planning. 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. On January 6, 2011, Governor-elect Mary Fallin announced that she would retain Pettit as State CIO. Pettit left the State of Oklahoma in January, 2014 and assumed the position of CIO for the State of Oregon. On April 6, 2018 Pettit resigned his position as the State of Oregon CIO. He served in the administration of Governor Kate Brown.
References
- ^ "Chief Technology Officer - Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology". oit.state.co.us. Colorado, U.S.: Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Politics, Michael Karlik, Colorado. "Pettit hired as state's new technology officer". Colorado Politics. Colorado, U.S.: Coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Staff reports (April 26, 2018). "Former CIO: That's Dr. Pettit, please". Oregon Capital Insider. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "Oregon decides to ditch its online health exchange for federal site". PBS News. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ Small, Leslie (September 19, 2016). "Oregon, Oracle settlement ends fight over failed state exchange | Fierce Healthcare". www.fiercehealthcare.com. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Hillary Borrud | The (December 1, 2016). "Audit: Oregon's cyber security shortfalls leave state data vulnerable to hackers". oregonlive. Retrieved April 21, 2025.