The State Chief Data Officer (CDO) manages the Office of Data and Efficiency, and reports to the cabinet-level Director of the Department of Administrative Services. The State CDO is responsible for the InnovateOhio Platform (IOP) Data Analytics program, which is part of the InnovateOhio initiative, established by Executive Order in 2019. IOP Data Analytics also includes the DataOhio Portal. This team includes managers for Data Analytics, Data Governance and Policy, Learning and Organizational Change, Projects, and Operations, as well as the Lean Ohio program that aligns efforts to advance data as a strategic asset and provides innovative solutions to make Ohio services simpler, faster, better, and less costly. The State CDO serves as the Chair of the State CDO Council, which consists of 24 Chief Data Officers from agencies across the state, is member of the State AI Council, and responsible for the State Data Policy and Data Governance Committee. Data Governance Committee includes membership of the State Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, State CDO, State Data Governance Manager, and a rotating group of agency CDOs.
