Leigh Tami is currently the Director of Data and Analytics for the NYC City Parks Commission, after four years of leading groundbreaking city data initiatives in Cincinnati. How did you get into doing data work?  After law school at the University of Cincinnati, I didn’t really want to practice law and fell into data analytics

The revolution wasn’t a given—Eric Roche and Kate Bender talk about the people-powered shifts that made a big difference for how their city operates. When cities change how they use and manage data, it’s not just about having the right technology. It’s also about people—and the way they use that data, whether they’re behind a

Sam Edelstein sees exciting potential in new ways to get data, but there’s more to consider beyond the count. Sam Edelstein is the City of Syracuse, NY’s first Chief Data Officer, where he has overseen the development and implementation of an open data policy and open data portal. Living in Syracuse, a city with four