Since 2002, Gov Tech has devoted the March issue to public-sector change agents — individuals and teams using technology to make government more effective, more efficient and friendlier to the citizens it serves. This year’s list is a diverse group of technology professionals, agency leaders, elected officials and others who are some of the hardest-working and most innovative individuals in the field.
Read their profiles:
Autonomous Vehicle Pioneers
Boston Social
Mark Bengel, CIO of Tennessee
Kimberly Bryant, Founder of Black Girls Code
Covered California
Michael Coleman, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
Adel Ebeid, CIO of Philadelphia
Adam Edelen, State auditor, Kentucky
Tony Encinias, CIO of Pennsylvania
Adrian Farley, CIO of the California Department of Justice
Google Fiber Team
Steve Henderson, CIO of Lincoln and Lancaster County, Neb.
Bruce High, CIO, Harris County, Texas
Kynect Kentucky
Edwin Lee, Mayor of San Francisco
Jian Liu, CIO, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Jason Murphey, Oklahoma state representative
Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
Laura McCain Patterson, CIO and associate vice president of the University of Michigan
Jeff Phillips, Emergency management coordinator, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, N.M.
Jim Sampson, Internship coordinator, Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
Jim Sills, CIO of Delaware
Robert Townsend, Executive director of the New York City Financial Information Services Agency
Virginia ID Platform
Nelson Wolff, Judge, Bexar County, Texas