Miguel Gamino, Jr.

In his role of Executive Vice President, Miguel lead’s Mastercard’s global activities with cities and the City Possible platform, forming public-private partnerships that drive civic efficiency, inclusivity, equality and ultimately better quality of life.

Prior to joining Mastercard, Miguel served as the Chief Technology Officer of New York City, leading the Mayor’s Office of The CTO. Miguel’s leadership in New York translated to a broad and complex portfolio of public infrastructure, digital and visionary initiatives; including broadband for all New Yorkers, smart city and IoT programs, a comprehensive digital strategy that improved government service and NYCx – the world’s first-of-its-kind program to transform the relationship between government and disruptors of industry – to Make Tech Work for All People.

Prior to his role in New York, Gamiño served as the City Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Department of Technology for the City and County of San Francisco. In San Francisco, his team and colleagues accomplished key technology-focused initiatives.

He has served on the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on behalf of San Francisco’s Mayor Edwin M. Lee. He is a founding member of the Connected City Advisory Board and a founding member of the Council of Global City CIOs.

He is a proud recipient of 2017 HITEC 100, 2016 State IT Executive of the Year, 2016 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, and 2016 Top 21 Inspiring CIOs on Twitter. 2015 CIO 100 award from CIO Magazine, and Top 20 Social CIO by Forbes Magazine, and Top 100 Social CIOs by Huffington Post in 2015 and 2016.

Gamiño’s civic technologist career includes having served as the Chief Information & Innovation Officer and Director of the Department of Information Technology Services for the City of El Paso.

As a technology entrepreneur, he founded two IT companies.