Alex Pettit is an American

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official who is currently Chief Technology Officer for the State of

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's Office of Information Technology. Pettit was formerly the chief information officer for the

State of Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

. As State CIO, Pettit worked in the Department of Administrative Services and was responsible for all information and telecommunication systems for all state agencies. In March 2014, Pettit was appointed interim CIO for

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, the agency responsible for the implementation of the Health Care Exchange in compliance of the

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. Previously, Pettit was the first CIO for the State of Oklahoma, serving from April 2010 until January 2014. Pettit was appointed to his position by

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on January 6, 2014.

Biography

Pettit earned his bachelor's degree from the

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and received a

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from

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. In 2014, he completed his

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in Interdisciplinary Information Sciences from the University of North Texas. Pettit is a member of the

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International Honor Society. 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

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in the areas of business continuity planning strategy and vision, disaster recovery and business resumption planning. He served in that position until 2009 when he became a consultant for

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where he served as project manager for planning and coordination of Brown's data center. In 2010, Governor of Oklahoma

Brad Henry Charles Bradford Henry (born July 10, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry won re-election for a second term ...

appointed Pettit as the State's first Chief Information Officer. As State CIO, Pettit served as a member of the

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and received an annual salary of $160,000. 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 to assume 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.

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Gov. Henry names Pettit new CIO
Office of Governor Henry, 3-26-10

Daily Oklahoman, 3-27-10
Governor-elect Mary Fallin to Retain Alex Pettit As Chief Information Officer
Office of Governor Fallin, 1-06-11

Oklahoma CIO Alex Pettit accepts Oregon CIO position

Oregon Health Exchange CIO is soon to be Ore-gone
State CIO Alex Pettit biography
National Association of State Chief Information Officers

Oklahoma Office of State Finance
Oklahoma CIO tapped to lead Oregon IT workOregon Chief Information Officer Alex Pettit Announces Resignation
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