Danielle Dumerer is Chief Information Officer for the City of Chicago, where she is working in the Department of Innovation and Technology to improve how residents interact with government and leading its smart city initiatives.

She previously served as Chicago's CTO as well as IT Director of Planning, Policy, & Management. Prior to working in government, Danielle developed K-12 educational technology products at the McGraw-Hill Companies. She also worked in the Library and Archives field, serving a variety of educational and non-profit organizations to promote equitable access to and preservation of information resources.

Dumerer holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Politics, Government & Politics, Technology Policy, Government & Political Professionals, Government, Government Official, Science & Technology, Internet & Technology Industries Technology, Information Technology (IT), Science and Technology Professionals, Disruptive Technology, Empowerment, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Cities,