Experience

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

• Vice President, Community and National Initiatives | Corporation Officer

  • 2021 - Present

  Organizational Leadership and Change Management: Lead largest department with 20+ people in 8 offices across the country, $150M active grant portfolio, and $35M+ annual grantmaking and direct charitable activities budget. Represent Foundation on local and national levels, establishing relationships and engaging regularly with stakeholders ranging from city halls and local communities to federal agencies and Fortune 500 businesses. Outcomes-driven Philanthropy: Invested in establishing the Miami Dade Innovation Authority, creating a new public-private model for tech companies to collaborate with government to improve community outcomes in climate, health, housing, and transit. Fostered investment in Knight community digital promotion resulting in Macon, GA ranking in New York Times’ 43 Best places to go in the world in 2023, and awareness campaign for Ocmulgee Mounds as a National Park. Drove smart city and autonomous vehicle pilot projects in Miami, Detroit, Philadelphia, and San Jose. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Manage $1M+ annual vendor budget, increasing annual contract spend with woman- and minority-led and managed firms from 60% to 85%+. Bolstered overall DEI efforts by implementing grantmaking DEI metrics, inviting community leaders to speak to DEI efforts, and requesting diverse panel participation. Show less



City of New York

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Analytics Officer | Director of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics

  • 2018 - 2021

  Leadership and Strategy: Led 12+ data scientists, policy advisors, program managers, and $4.5M annual program and technology budget across 4 portfolios: analytics, open data, data operations, and policy and operations. Co-chaired 20-member NYC Automated Decision Systems Task Force. Created and co-chaired NYC Recovery Data Partnership, a public-private partnership with 13 organizations, aiding NYC’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Co-created and oversaw development of NYC’s Next Decade of Open Data Plan, setting program goals and supporting 100+ city agencies in developing open data strategic plans. Data Analytics: Oversaw NYC Open Data Program, including the country’s largest municipal data service with 2K+ free open data sets and 100M+ API calls a month. Led NYC’s first-ever citywide pay equity and employment analysis, curating and studying salary, race, gender, and ethnicity data for 180K+ city employees across 35 agencies. Show less



Laura and John Arnold Foundation

• Director

  • 2017 - 2018

  Project Development and Grant Management: Managed $50M+ in grants, including Civic Analytics Network (25 city chief data officers), Government Performance Lab (technical assistance for government implementation of health, housing, and human services contracts), and ideas42 (behavioral insights non-profit). Expanded Data-Driven Justice project launched at the White House, diverting frequent utilizers of jails, emergency rooms, and homeless shelters to community-based services and treatment providers. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration: Led engagement and formed partnerships with community and technology companies resulting in $4M in investments to build a secure, cloud-based platform to integrate and share data for local governments. Collaborated across Foundation’s portfolios and co-led development of data systems strategy allowing the board of trustees to better evaluate investments in data infrastructure. Show less



The White House

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer and the U.S. Chief Data Scientist

  • 2016 - 2017

  Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement: Recruited by U.S. Chief Data Scientist to return to the White House and advise on state and local jurisdiction strategy for federal initiatives, expanding criminal justice data initiatives and building scalable technology products and tools in partnership with companies. Launched Data-Driven Justice initiative and engaged with local communities, increasing initial cohort from 67 to 120 jurisdictions in 4 months. Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement: Recruited by U.S. Chief Data Scientist to return to the White House and advise on state and local jurisdiction strategy for federal initiatives, expanding criminal justice data initiatives and building scalable technology products and tools in partnership with companies. Launched Data-Driven Justice initiative and engaged with local communities, increasing initial cohort from 67 to 120 jurisdictions in 4 months.



City of Boston

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Citywide Analytics Manager and Co-Lead, Citywide Analytics Team

  • 2015 - 2016

  Project Strategy and Management: Founded and co-led 20+ member analytics team, managed $2M annual budget, and oversaw data visualization initiatives including CityScore, delivering data insights that improved the quality of life and service delivery for Boston residents. Developed and presented the Citywide Analytics Team strategy, vision, and goals including launch of team summer fellowship program garnering 750+ applicants with 1% acceptance rate. Project Strategy and Management: Founded and co-led 20+ member analytics team, managed $2M annual budget, and oversaw data visualization initiatives including CityScore, delivering data insights that improved the quality of life and service delivery for Boston residents. Developed and presented the Citywide Analytics Team strategy, vision, and goals including launch of team summer fellowship program garnering 750+ applicants with 1% acceptance rate.



Consequi

• Sweden
• Human Resources

• Co-Founder

  • 2014 - 2016

  Leadership and Entrepreneurship: Co-founded career planning consultancy and managed team of career coaches delivering job search assistance, interview preparation, and long-term career planning. Leadership and Entrepreneurship: Co-founded career planning consultancy and managed team of career coaches delivering job search assistance, interview preparation, and long-term career planning.



Alvarez & Marsal

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • 2013 - 2013

  Performance Improvement: Advised state and local government agency executives on turn-around performance and operational improvements including budget and procurement reform analysis. Performance Improvement: Advised state and local government agency executives on turn-around performance and operational improvements including budget and procurement reform analysis.

• Advisor to the Director of the Domestic Policy Council

  • 2012 - 2013

  Communication and Policy Analysis: Coordinated and contributed to West Wing office communications, briefings, and memos for 12 policy areas, including healthcare and immigration. Facilitated domestic policy communications between 40+ Council staff, Offices of the Chief of Staff and Counsel, cabinet agencies, congressional offices, and the public. Communication and Policy Analysis: Coordinated and contributed to West Wing office communications, briefings, and memos for 12 policy areas, including healthcare and immigration. Facilitated domestic policy communications between 40+ Council staff, Offices of the Chief of Staff and Counsel, cabinet agencies, congressional offices, and the public.



GSA

• United Kingdom
• Facilities Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advisor to the Administrator

  • 2010 - 2012

  Process Improvement and Project Implementation: Implemented large agency-wide technology transformation initiatives including launch of Salesforce for 14K+ employees and contractors and migration to Google Apps. Established agency and federal telework program standards. Process Improvement and Project Implementation: Implemented large agency-wide technology transformation initiatives including launch of Salesforce for 14K+ employees and contractors and migration to Google Apps. Established agency and federal telework program standards.



Touchstone Consulting Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • 2008 - 2010

  Data Analysis: Led data analysis and operational reviews, providing recommendations to leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, and Fortune 500 companies. Data Analysis: Led data analysis and operational reviews, providing recommendations to leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, and Fortune 500 companies.