Scott Gregory was appointed as the Deputy Director of Technology, effective July 13, 2020. He is a seasoned IT professional with over 20 years of experience in developing and managing complex IT implementations across local, state, and federal government, as well as the private sector and academia. Scott has served in a variety of senior management and executive roles where he has provided strategic visioning and delivery of technology statewide. In Scott’s previous role as the State’s Chief Technology Innovation Officer at the California Department of Technology, he was instrumental in the development and delivery of critical innovative and data-centric technology solutions for the state as well as the residents of California.
Prior to his appointment as the State’s Chief Technology Innovation Officer by the Brown Administration in 2016, Scott served as the State’s Geographic Information Officer. In this role, Scott was able to deliver the first statewide GIS infrastructure that focused on reducing technology costs and extended the benefits of GIS to a wide variety of state and local users. He was also instrumental in broadening statewide geographic data access by launching the California Geoportal in 2013, which provided access to data resources for government and residents alike.
Scott’s depth of technology experience is supported by his educational background. Scott holds a BA in Geography from Sacramento State University and a Master of Business Administration from Regis University.