Approach to leadership
Trust is the real deliverable. In government technology, the system’s job is to be dependable for the people who rely on it. Subbarao measures design decisions against that standard — reliability, security and accountability as first-order concerns rather than afterthoughts.
Modernisation is a team sport. No single department, vendor or leader delivers a statewide platform alone. The work depends on collaboration across agencies, sustained over years.
The mission outlasts any one role. Across roles as CIO, Chief Deputy Director and now Director, the constant has been a commitment to serving the State and building technology that people can depend on without having to think about it.
Recognition
Speaking & industry engagement
Subbarao speaks regularly on enterprise architecture, digital transformation and technology leadership in the public sector.
- • California CIO Academy
- • San Francisco CIO Executive Summit
- • Techwire industry briefings and interviews