Mr. Kolodney manages the state’s computing and telecommunications facilities and is also responsible for information technology policy and oversight of the state’s information technology resources. His department generates revenues of more than $120 million annually, serving 675 active customers including school districts, cities, counties, state agencies, colleges and universities, public utility districts and tribal organizations. Major initiatives include building a high-capacity K-20 education telecommunications network, implementing digital signatures and electronic commerce applications, and launching @ccess Washington -- a broad range of citizen services on the World Wide Web.
Mr. Kolodney has worked in the information technology field for more than 25 years. He is a recognized expert in applying information technology in government. Mr. Kolodney was named in 1974 as SEARCH Executive Director. As Executive Director, he worked with the states and the federal government to establish programs in justice information.
California Governor George Deukmejian named Mr. Kolodney director of the Office of Information Technology in 1983. In that position, he built the state's information technology program from $350 million to more than $1 billion per year. In 1991, he accepted California Governor Pete Wilson’s offer to again head the Office of Information Technology.
Mr. Kolodney holds an MBA degree from the University of
California at Berkeley. He is a Distinguished Special Lecturer in the School of Public
Safety and Professional Studies, University of New Haven, and has been a faculty member at
the School of Health and Human Services, California State University, Sacramento.
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