State Technologist Andrew King Named to Leadership Role in ODI
The Sacramento resident most recently served as the manager of the California Air Resources Board's Data Section before his appointment to the Office of Data and Innovation by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Andrew King, a state technology professional with a background in environmental and educational organizations, has been named deputy director of data operations strategy at the Office of Data and Innovation, part of the California Government Operations Agency.
Andrew King
King, a Sacramento resident, was appointed to the post last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom. He has most recently served as manager of the Data Operations Section of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), a role he’s held since 2023. He joined CARB in 2018 and has held air pollution specialist roles in the Transportation Analysis Section and the Criteria Pollutant Inventory Section.
Before that, King worked as an economist for the California Department of Toxic Substances Control from 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, King was a managing consultant at RedPeak Economics Consulting from 2013 to 2017, and a senior accountability analyst at the California Charter Schools Association from 2012 to 2013.
He earned a Master of Public Policy from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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