Rita Gass is the Chief Technology & Innovation Officer for the City of Rancho Cordova. In this role, Rita oversees Information Technology and Innovation.

Career

Rita's background in government service spans over two decades, encompassing a wide range of roles within state, local and federal government agencies. She’s worked for the Secretary of State, providing election and cyber-security solutions for California’s 58 counties. Under her leadership, there were zero reported critical incidents in the 2016 and 2018 elections.

Most recently, she was CIO at the California Employment Development Department where she stepped in during a challenging time and fixed many problems, including reducing fraud and backlogs.

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