Chief AI Officer
Chief AI Officer
Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) · 📍 Chicago, IL
Illinois DoIT's first CAIO will build and enforce statewide Responsible AI standards, inventory all agency AI/ML systems, and execute the AI Roadmap across Illinois government.
Signals
- ⚠ no salary disclosed for a public-sector C-level role — likely below-market government pay band
- ⚠ reports to Deputy Secretary, not agency head — authority may be limited
- ✓ broad statutory mandate across all DoIT client agencies signals real organizational scope
- ✓ Responsible AI policy ownership at state level — high-impact, mission-driven mandate