On December 6, 2007 the governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced CIO of the State of California Teri Takai's appointment. As the member of the cabinet of the governor, she advised him on strategic management and the directions information and technology resources.
Teri Takai is the CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense. Is responsible for strategy, development and management of all IT infrastructure of the Defense Ministry. Before she headed IT service of the State of California, was the member of council at the governor of the state. Under this position at it 130 Chief information officers and 10 thousand specialists were under supervision.
Earlier since 2003 Teri Takai headed the Michigan department of information technologies. Before transition to public service for 30 years worked in Ford Motor Company where was also engaged in development of the strategy of development of corporate IT. Has degree of the master of management and the bachelor on mathematics, both diplomas are gained at the University of Michigan.