Local brief
San Diego County: Michael Marks named California’s chief AI engineer
San Diego resident Michael Marks was appointed Chief AI Engineer at the state Office of Data and Innovation on Oct. 9, 2026. The job pays $194,892 a year.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, appointed Michael Marks of San Diego as Chief AI Engineer at the California Office of Data and Innovation.
Marks has been principal lead data scientist at Analytica Consulting since 2018. He earlier led data science at Trio Health and was a senior healthcare analyst at Improvement Path Systems. He holds master’s degrees from San Diego State University and UC Berkeley.
The position pays $194,892 a year and does not need Senate confirmation.
Source: Office of Governor Gavin Newsom press release, Oct. 9, 2026 (https://www.gov.ca.gov/newsroom/). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. Full list of all eight appointments: https://noticenearby.com/papers/california-governor-newsom-appointments-oct-9-2026
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVMAIL-20261009R-02 · Office of Governor Gavin Newsom.
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