STATE PROFILES | Florida
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David TaylorState Chief Information Officer & Executive DirectorAgency for Enterprise Information Technology Phone: (850) 922-7502 Fax: (850) 487-9937 Year Appointed: 2008 |
Biography
David Taylor has been the State Chief Information Officer and Executive Director for the Agency for Enterprise Information Technology since July of 2008. He reports to the Governor and Cabinet members for the State of Florida.Mr. Taylor was previously the Chief Information Officer of the Florida Department of Health beginning in 2003. This position entailed overall authority for IT services and management for a 17,000 employee organization with 2.5 billion in budget. IT expenditures exceed 60 million dollars per year.
Through an interagency partnership, Mr. Taylor was appointed Enterprise Information Officer for the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) from March 2006 through December 2006. He was responsible for overseeing all Enterprise Information Technology Services operations and providing strategic direction and technical oversight in the restructuring, focusing, and rebuilding of the DMS IT enterprise services.
During 2006, Mr. Taylor was the Chairman of the State of Florida CIO Council. In fiscal year 2006-2007, he served as State of Florida representative to the National Association of State CIOs. In 2005-2006 he was the Chairman of the National Association of Public Health Information Technology (NAPHIT).
Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell. He also holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida.
Other Information
CIO Statute: Creation of State Agency Florida Statutes 14.204 and Chapter 282
IT Procurement Responsibility:
State Procurement Office
Awards: The Progress and Freedom Foundation-Center for Digital Government Award
