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Rosenberg officially began serving as the city’s CIO, heading its Bureau of Technology Services, last week. She had been its interim technology leader since the retirement of Chief Technology Officer Jeff Baer in April. Her selection as CIO, leading a staff of nearly 300 and managing a $144 million annual budget, follows a national search that attracted more than 100 applicants, according to a city news release.
Rosenberg has been with the city since January 2011 according to LinkedIn, serving most recently as deputy CTO. Prior to her work in Portland, she was an executive with Broward County, Fla.
“Elyse brings the right combination of vision, operational expertise and collaborative leadership,” Sara Morrissey, deputy city administrator for city operations, said in a statement. “She builds trust across teams, drives results and keeps equity at the forefront of her work. We’re excited to have her lead the city’s technology strategy into the future.”
As its new CIO, Rosenberg will help to strengthen Portland’s cybersecurity defenses, shepherd digital transformations across city departments and better understand the community’s digital and technology needs.
Since beginning her service with Portland — as a manager in the city’s Business Operations Division — Rosenberg has been part of growing and advancing its technology strategy in areas like developing a “technology road map,” and she helped move the city toward more data-informed decision-making.
Rosenberg has a master's degree in public administration from Florida Atlantic University and is a certified government chief information officer through Rutgers University and the Public Technology Institute.
