Scott Kernan served as secretary of the California Department of Corrections (CDCR) and Rehabilitation from December 2015 to August 2018 and currently serves as CEO of LEO Technologies. Kernan began his career with CDCR as a correctional officer in 1983 at San Quentin State Prison. He went on to serve as warden at California State Prison-Sacramento and Mule Creek State Prison, and became deputy director of adult institutions in 2006 and chief deputy secretary of adult operations in 2007. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Kernan as undersecretary of operations for CDCR in 2009. After retiring in 2011 and pursuing consultant opportunities, he was called back to public service in 2016 and appointed secretary of CDCR by Governor Jerry Brown. In this role, Secretary Kernan was responsible for more than 200,000 inmates, 69,000 employees, and a $12.5 billion budget. He retired in 2018 and joined LEO Technologies in 2019.
