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Palo Alto, CA-based City of Palo Alto has appointed Jonathan Reichental as chief information officer.
About the Company
Palo Alto, known as the “Birthplace of Silicon Valley” and global center of technology and innovation, is the corporate headquarters for many world-class companies and research facilities such as VMWare, Hewlett-Packard, IDEO, Tesla, and Skype. Home to Stanford University and a top-ranked public school system, Palo Alto also features beautiful and historic residential neighborhoods, vibrant shopping and retail districts. Palo Alto has a highly educated and culturally sophisticated citizenry that is actively engaged in making a difference both locally and globally. Unique among city organizations, Palo Alto operates a full-array of services including its own gas, electric, water, sewer, refuse and storm drainage provided at very competitive rates for its customers. City staff is committed to transforming local government by encouraging leadership, ideas, and best practices. An entrepreneurial spirit and energetic vibe makes Palo Alto a great community to live and work.
About the Person
For more than 20 years, Jonathan Reichental has been successfully helping organizations leverage the value of information and communications technology to solve business problems, increase effectiveness and support revenue growth. He has experience in both the private and public sectors. Reichental spent more than 15 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in a variety of technology-related roles and served as CIO of O’Reilly Media, an integrated media company. He is currently an award-winning CIO for the City of Palo Alto, focusing on modernizing the technology environment, implementing enhancements to the citywide SAP implementation, and pushing the boundaries of innovation in local government such as open data and broader civic participation through mobile devices. Reichental was awarded the distinction of being one of the 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers in Government in America in 2013. He has also recently been named the top social government CIO on Twitter. He holds several degrees including a Ph.D. in information systems. He informally advises several technology startups and is an adjunct professor in the school of management at the University of San Francisco.
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