Vitaliy Panych is the Chief Information Security Officer for the State of California at the California Department of Technology. He was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February 2021 after serving in an acting roll for nearly two years.
Before landing at CDT in 2019 as the deputy state chief information officer, he was the agency information security officer for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2016 through 2019. He joined the Employment Development Department in 2009 serving as its security and compliance manager. Prior to that, he was at the Franchise Tax Board in 2007, where he became a system software specialist and was later named Information security vulnerability management lead, a role he held until moving to the EDD. A veteran of government service, Vitaliy began his state career as a network engineer at the state’s Teale Data Center in 2003.
He earned bachelors’ degrees in computer science and political science from California State University at Sacramento. His professional portfolio is full of accreditations and distinctions, including several Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) credentials.

Alan Cox

Alan is Executive Vice President of e.Republic and Publisher of Government Technology magazine and Techwire. In this role, Alan is involved in the annual production of dozens of events as well as the strategic direction for Governing, Government Technology, Emergency Management, the Center for Digital Government and the Center for Digital Education. Alan is also the senior executive that has overall charge of e.Republic’s research organization which includes, custom research, the Digital Government and Digital Education Navigator tool and the Content Studio (webinars and custom content).
Alan has been a guest lecturer at universities and a frequent speaker for key government and industry organizations. For over 35 years, Alan has worked with industry, education and government officials to help them better understand the importance and use of information technology. Alan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento.