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New York, NY-based New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications has Appointed Anne Roest as Commissioner
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The New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications (DoITT) delivers technology and services that allow the City to serve and empower New Yorkers as they live, work, and play, while supporting the creation of a more equitable city. DoITT partners with over 100 government entities to help them obtain the right technology solutions to meet their business needs and deliver services.
About the Person
Anne Roest has had a distinguished career in the information technology field spanning more than three decades. She began her career as a programmer for Fidelity Investments, before continuing on to technology roles at Norstar Bank and Microsoft. In 1986, she joined the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. During her nearly 20-year tenure as IT director and project director for the agency, Roest spearheaded a massive systems modernization project, including planning, budgeting, staffing, systems development, and the analysis of business processes. In 2005, Roest was appointed as Chief Information Officer and Deputy Commissioner at the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, where she was charged with implementing and governing the information technology used for criminal justice and with driving collaboration across all of the state’s public safety agencies. In 2008, she received the Alfred E. Smith Award from American Society for Public Administration for her leadership in establishing a disaster recovery program to safeguard the state’s public safety operations in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. In 2012, Roest was appointed as the Public Safety Cluster Chief Information Officer at the New York State Office of Information Technology Services, where she has continued her work to improve, transform and consolidate information technology programs and resources across New York State public safety agencies. Roest was recently named to the Technology Hall of Fame at the New York State Government Technology Conference. Roest grew up near West Hartford, Connecticut, and has lived in New York for 30 years. She has three grown sons.
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