Gina Tomlinson, 2012 Honoree
- Title
- Chief technology officer
- Employer
- City and County of San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco,
- How have you incorporated social media into your own work?
- My team and I utilize Twitter and texting daily.
- An example of your personal leadership style:
- I tend to flourish when my back is against the wall. Negotiations to implement email in the cloud required a dogged determination to not give in to the overwhelming pressure for the culture to remain 'as is.' I was committed to uplifting the technical footprint in the city.
- Job responsibility you'd like to delete?
- The politics of my job -- the need to cajole, coerce and indulge in order to get the 'right thing' done for the city.
- What characteristic is most important to you in an IT hire?
- Accountability, integrity and a passion for technology that has impact on the lives of our constituents in the city.