Miguel Gamiño - Smart Cities Innovation Accelerator at Harvard (2017)

Miguel Gamiño Jr. serves as Chief Technology Officer for the City of New York. In this role, he is working with City agencies to develop a Smart City and Internet of Things Strategy that ensures coordination, collaboration and innovation across the City. He also leads the City’s Broadband program, partnering with agencies, private industry and academia to further the Mayor’s goal to ensure every resident and business will have access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband service everywhere by 2025. Gamiño previously served as Chief Information Officer for the City and County of San Francisco and Executive Director of the Department of Technology. Prior to joining San Francisco in July 2013, he served the City of El Paso, Texas as the Chief Information and Innovation Officer and Director of the Department of Information Technology Services. As a technology entrepreneur, Gamiño has founded two technology companies and managed them through the start-up phase and into successful operations.