New York City Loses a CTO, Gains a Chief Digital Officer

Government Technology: August brings high-level staffing transitions for New York City IT.

The newest two job changes in a string of departures under Mayor Bill de Blasio include the departure of Chief Technology Officer Minerva Tantoco, who announced in a July 29 email that she will depart to join the woman-run venture capital firm Future\Perfect as a senior adviser.

"We wish her the best as she moves back to the private sector, and are excited about the expanded agenda and new innovators we’ll be rolling out this fall to ensure that we continue to build on what Minerva helped start,” de Blasio spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein told Politico.

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