The City of Philadelphia announced Monday that Henry “Hank” Garie, who in February became the City’s geographic information officer, will now be adding chief data officer to his title to serve in both roles concurrently.

Garie bears the distinction of having served as New Jersey’s first geographic information officer in 1999, and has three decades of experience managing data structures with a focus on geospatial programs in both private and public sectors. He’s replacing former CDO Tim Wisniewski, who left the City (and the city) at the top of this year.

Philly Chief Information Officer Mark Wheeler said he was excited about the depth of experience Garie had earned previously in other forms of government, including federal and state.

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