Artificial Intelligence

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• Kris Kautz, Deputy Director for Administration, Oregon Health Authority

Kris Kautz is currently the Deputy Director for Administration at the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) located in Salem, OR. Her responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day business operations of the department, which has close to 6,000 employees and a biennial budget of over $42 billion.

Kris has been employed by the State of Oregon for over 37 years. Prior to her current role at OHA, she served as Deputy Director for three other agencies including the Department of Revenue, the Department of Administrative Services, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Other positions she’s held in state government include Assistant Director for Human Resources at the Oregon Department of Corrections, and Senior Budget Analyst at the Department of Administrative Services.

Kris is a graduate of the University of Portland with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Outside of work…