Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board Names Sean Peterson CIO

What to Know: Sean Peterson has left the Texas General Land Office to become CIO of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. He brings 27 years of public-sector technology experience, including leadership roles at the General Land Office, Texas Education Agency and Office of the Attorney General. Peterson succeeds Layla Young, who left THECB in March to become CIO for the Texas Secretary of State.