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Crystal Taylor

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Deputy Director & CIO at California Department of Health Care Services
📍 Greater Sacramento, United States

Crystal Taylor is the Deputy Director and CIO for the CA Department of Health Care Services, leading enterprise technology strategy and modernization. An award-winning veteran of state service with degrees from Princeton and Lafayette College, she is described by colleagues as a passionate, compassionate, and positive leader focused on driving impactful change in public sector technology.

She won the "Best of California" award for excellence in project management after co-creating the states project management framework.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Deputy Director & CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Sacramento, United States
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Public Sector Tech
Has dedicated her career to California state government, holding numerous leadership roles in technology, project management, and fiscal policy analysis.
Enterprise Modernization
Her roles at the Department of Health Care Services have focused on modernizing critical information technology infrastructure that supports California’s Medi-Cal programs.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Deputy Director & CIO
California Department of Health Care Services
3-2022 - 3-2024
Division Chief for IT Strategy Services & Chief IT Strategy Officer
California Department of Health Care Services
6-2020 - 3-2022
Chief of Product
California Department of Health Care Services
12-2017 - 6-2020
Information Technology Manager
OnCore Consulting, LLC
1-2017 - 12-2017
Acting Deputy Director, CA Project Management Office
California Department of Technology
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Crystal Taylor Appointed as CIO at California Department of Health Care Services. Featured in GovReport
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Education
2003 - 2006
MPA and MA
Princeton University
1999 - 2003
BA
Lafayette College
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