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Atefeh Riazi, NYCHA's CIO, was the topic of my presentation. I chose Atefeh Riazi because she is a legend among CIOs and she has an excellent career path which includes implementing the MetroCard, taking part in CIO's Without Borders, and working in NYCHA's affordable housing developments to help people who need it.
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Atefeh Riazi, NYCHA CIO
Metropolitan Transit Authority CIO
Ogilvy and Mather CIO
Executive Director of CIOs Without Borders
Alexandra HoltTech, 1Presentation: 9-31-12
Why Atefeh Riazi?
Atefeh Riazi is tech-savvy!
She has worked as the CIO for Ogilvy and Mather, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).
She is the Executive Director of CIOs Without Borders.
Technology conference organizers frequently call on Riazi to speak.
Atefeh Riazi at Ogilvy and Mather
Ogilvy and Mather is a leading global Marketing and Communications agency with 497 offices in 125 countries supporting more than 2,300 clients.
While working for Ogilvy and Mather, Atefeh Riazi served as Senior Partner and Chief Information Officer.
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
Atefeh Riazi served as CIO and Vice President of Technology for the Metropolitan Transit Authority while it implemented the $1.5 billion MetroCard fare system still in place today.
New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
Atefeh Riazi was responsible for implementing NYCHA mobile computer labs.
“My job is to try to close the digital divide,” said Atefeh Riazi, NYCHA’s chief information officer and acting general manager.
CIOs Without Borders
According to www.cioswithoutborders.org,“CIOs Without Borders is an international not for profit organization dedicated to using technology to educate and alleviate shortages in medical knowledge around the world.”
Atefeh Riazi is the Executive Director of CIOs Without Borders
Conference Speaker
Atefeh Riazi speaks frequently on issues involving technology, organizations, and work.
Conferences she has spoken at include:
Iranian Technology Forum (Sept. 2003)
Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT (Sept. 2008)
CIO Executive Summit (May 2012)
Atefeh Riazi was a NYCHA CIO while she spoke at the CIO Executive Summit. Part of her conference bio read as
follows:
Atefeh Riazi NYCHACIOs without borders
References
Atefeh Riazi, NYCHA CIO: Cultivating Culture
Atefeh Riazi, NYCHA CIO: Slideshare
Atefeh Riazi, NYCHA CIO: Enterprise Efficiency
Atefeh Riazi, NYCHA CIO: Blogtalk Radio
