Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers
Every year we highlight the exceptional work of people who tirelessly leverage technology to make government better. This, our 16th cohort of the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, is no exception. Among their ranks are IT chiefs who brought their years of public service to face the challenges of 2016 head on. There are officials who have worked to uphold the integrity and security of American elections in a time when the vote was perhaps never more contentious. And there are those who work alongside government to make it a safer, more ethical guiding force for communities. Read their stories here, and help us honor this deserving group.
There are many lessons to be learned from the 2016 Top 25 winners. Here are a few.
2016 Top 25
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Vice Chancellor for IT, Nevada System of Higher EducationRead Profile -
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Director of Curriculum Development and Research, State Legislative Leaders FoundationRead Profile
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CIO, New York City Office of the ComptrollerRead Profile
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CIO and Assistant City Manager, Albany, Ore.Read Profile
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K-12 CIO and Associate Commissioner, Office of KIDS, KentuckyRead Profile
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Barack Obama’s presidency saw the first federal chief information officer, chief technology officer, chief data officer and chief data scientist. The nation’s cloud-first policy strives to lead lower governments by example and shake the expectation that government must always trail the private sector. Obama’s administration committed itself to openness and encouraged a nationwide effort at all levels of government through the creation of the Open Government Initiative. The Open Data Act was signed into law by the president in 2014, a hard-fought and significant victory for transparency at the federal level.Read Profile
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Director, Urban Center for Computation and Data at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of ChicagoRead Profile
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Director, Data and Systems Group, U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesRead Profile
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Miguel Gamiño, CIORead Profile
Jay Nath, Chief Innovation Officer
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Ronald Ralph, Tom Lupo, John Laird, Rita Gass, Tim Garza, Phil MinasRead Profile
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Chief Innovation Officer, Rhode Island; Former Director, Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of EducationRead Profile
