StateScoop California CTO Ayushi Roy
Citation
Fox-Sowell, Sophia. “California names former 18F official as chief technology officer.” StateScoop, Aug. 20, 2026. https://statescoop.com/california-cto-ayushi-roy/. Read 2026-10-19.
Bottom line
- Ayushi Roy replaces Jonathan Porat, who left the California Department of Technology (CDT) in April 2026 and joined Code for America.
- Chief Information Officer (CIO) Christopher Given leads CDT. The Governor appointed him in April. His early priorities are “legacy-system modernization, digital identity and artificial intelligence”.
- This is trade press.
Background
StateScoop is a trade publication on state and local government technology.
Key claims
- Roy “was selected to replace Jonathan Porat, who announced his resignation in April”.
- At the New Practice Lab, “she has for the past four years researched and designed IT systems used to administer public benefits”.
- Given “was appointed in April following the retirement of former state CIO Liana Bailey-Crimmins”.
- Given: “We’re fundamentally a department in service of the missions of literally every single department in the state”.
Evidence and method
A news article. It cites Roy’s LinkedIn profile for part of her history, and a June interview with Given.
Limits
- Trade press, and part of it rests on a LinkedIn profile.
- It does not mention Vera Zakem or the title Chief Technology and Innovation Officer.