011 Julia Richman (CIO & CTO, City of Boulder, CO)

Julia Richman Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Technology Officer with City of Boulder, Colorado. After getting a public policy degree, she started in consulting. Joining one of the big consulting firms, she spent about 10 years working with state and local governments. Started at the city in 2017 as the Innovation and Analytics Officer, before moving into the role of CIO, overseeing the enterprise technology function.

Highlights: - Path from Public Policy to Big Consulting to Local Gov - Defining "technology isn't necessarily the innovation, innovation isn't necessarily have to be technology" - Strategy as part a three to five-year vision

Connect with Julia on Twitter and find more info on Boulder open data page and Boulder Measures