New Haven appoints first chief technology officer

New Haven in Connecticut has named Michael Simeone as the city’s first ever Chief Technology Officer.

Simeone will oversee all technology and technological resources and decision-making for the city and will establish strategies and growth plans both for the city and the Board of Education.

“I am honoured to serve as the city’s new Chief Technology Officer and to work alongside Mayor Elicker, Dr. Negrón, other members of the Board of Education, and the city’s dedicated information technology employees,” said Simeone. “I look forward to applying my information technology and cyber security expertise to guide the city’s day-to-day technology operations, help support the city’s continued technology and efficiency goals, and most importantly to serve New Haven residents in this critical role.”

This includes collaboratively working with the mayor, superintendent, and their designees to supervise and support IT staff; manage a technology budget; supervise the system and quality assurance processes; and better integrate and align technology objectives, investments, and initiatives across the City of New Haven and the Board of Education and their technological needs.

Simeone brings over 25 years of IT executive management and leadership experience from finance, legal services, and state government.

Most recently, Simeone was Chief Information Officer for one of Connecticut’s largest law firms, Bendett & McHugh, P.C., where he supervised 24 IT professionals to support the firm’s practice representing over 200 of the nation’s largest financial institutions.

Last year, the city’s Board of Education was the unfortunate victim of fraud when US$6 million was stolen from a compromised email account, although US$3.6 million has since been recovered.

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