Zakem Berkeley I School profile (web)
Citation
UC Berkeley School of Information. “Vera Zakem.” People page, date not stated. https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/people/vera-zakem. Read 2026-10-29.
Bottom line
- Vera Zakem is “State Chief Technology Innovation Officer, State of California”, appointed by Governor Newsom.
- She leads “on AI and emerging technologies, innovation, partnerships” for the state.
Key claims
- “Vera Zakem serves as the first woman Chief Technology Innovation Officer for the state of California.”
- She was USAID’s first Chief Digital Democracy and Rights Officer, in the Biden-Harris Administration.
Evidence and method
The school’s people page.
Limits
No date.