Teresa (Teri) M. Takai has been named director of the Department of Information Technology.
She comes to the department from Federal Mogul, where she was the Director of Process
Development. Having also held senior positions at EDS and Ford Motor Co., Ms. Takai has
extensive experience in computer systems planning, logistics and financial lending systems.
She succeeds Jacque Passino, who was the first director of the Department.
As the second director of the Department, Ms. Takai will continue to develop the organization
and its 1,800 employees. Her most immediate concern will be grappling with the state’s current
budget deficit and developing measures for DIT to meet the demand for cutting costs.
Ms. Takai was recently named to Crain’s Detroit Business list of 100 Most Influential Women.
She serves on the Walsh College President’s Advisory Council, Junior Achievement Board, and the
Oakland University Technology Task Force.
Ms. Takai received a BA in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, and holds a MA in
Management from the University of Michigan. A metro Detroit native, she is a beginning golfer
and runs 5K races in her spare time.
