Shannon is a Senior Fellow at the U.C. Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy and principal at Civic Wisdom. She previously served as Senior Advisor to the Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she led the development of the FY25–28 Data Strategy and co-founded the White House U.S. Tech Policy Network of federal, state, and local data leaders.
A sociologist and policy entrepreneur, Dr. Arvizu helps governments harness collective intelligence to design citizen-centered solutions that improve quality of life. Her recent work includes advising city governments on strategy, performance measurement, and building learning cultures for continuous improvement; developing custom policy data products for county governments; and supporting state agencies with innovation initiatives.
With more than 15 years of experience driving agile transformation, change management, and leadership development across mission-driven startups, Fortune 500 companies, and nonprofits, Dr. Arvizu brings a systems-level perspective to government innovation and public policy.
