Ted Ross is Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Los Angeles and General Manager of the Information Technology Agency (ITA).  His department of 402 employees delivers enterprise IT services to 48,000 employees across 45 City departments and digital services to over 4 million residents.  Appointed by the Mayor in 2015, Ted has over 25 years of private and public sector technology experience, earning various awards along the way, including #1 Digital City three years in a row, Top 25 Doer & Dreamer, and Southern California CIO of the Year.  Ted has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist, as well as a presenter at many global technology conferences.