What Happened?
San Francisco, CA-based City and County of San Francisco has Appointed Miguel Gamino as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our Citys commitment to heighten the quality of life for San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco. The City & County of San Francisco employs more than 28,000 individuals in a diverse array of services such as maintaining city streets and parks, driving buses and cable cars, providing public health services, keeping the streets safe and firefighting.
About the Person
CTO Gamiño has unique experience in government, blended with a deep knowledge of technology, the industry that fuels it, and the culture it inspires. Most recently he served the City and County of San Francisco as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Executive Director of the Department of Technology. Prior to joining San Francisco in July 2013, Gamiño served the City of El Paso, Texas as the Chief Information & Innovation Officer, and Director of the Department of Information Technology Services. In that role he co-founded, along with the Washington, D.C. CTO, the Council of Global City CIOs. New York City is also a founding member and will benefit from the organization’s focus on a robust and secure rollout of Smart City and IoT technologies. As a technology entrepreneur, Gamiño founded two technology companies, managed them through the start-up phase and into successful operations. Gamiño joins the NYC CIO and Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications Anne Roest, Chief Analytics Officer Dr. Amen Mashariki, and Chief Digital Officer Sree Sreenivasan to round out the City’s Tech Leadership team. Each team member’s unique set of experiences and responsibilities (described below) reflects the importance of technology and how it touches every aspect of City government and daily life, from City services, to civic engagement, to economic development, and much more. The Tech Leadership team is charged with creating a robust tech ecosystem that includes City agencies, NYC’s 8.5 million residents, and the civic engagement and tech start-up communities to ensure an equitable and innovative city. With the appointment of the CTO, the city is well positioned to move forward, efficiently and effectively, to maintain NYC’s technology leadership and to provide state of the art technology and services for all New York residents, businesses and visitors. Gamiño will report to First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris.
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