Dave Cole

Chief Innovation Officer @ State of New Jersey

About

Senior Executive in technology, operations, and strategy serving as New Jersey State Chief Innovation Officer. Former Global Vice President of Strategy & Operations at a startup. Served in President Obama’s first term White House as a Senior Advisor to the Chief Information Officer and Deputy Director of New Media.

Country

United States

City

Haddonfield

Industry

Government Administration

Skill

Public Policy, Politics, Government, Policy Analysis, Public Speaking, Strategic Communications, Community Outreach, International Relations, Public Relations, Media Relations, Public Affairs, Digital Marketing, Non-profits, Nonprofits, New Media, International Development, Crisis Communications, Product Management, Change Management, Software Project Management

Experience

Chief Innovation Officer

State of New Jersey

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Leading the State’s Office of Innovation in its mission to drive innovation in the Garden State and improve the design and delivery of policies and services to the state’s residents, businesses, and institutions

Head of Resident Experience

State of New Jersey

2022-7 - 2024-1 · 1 yr 7 mos

New Jersey, United States

Collaborating with state agencies to design and implement human-centered digital services using artificial intelligence, data, and digital technologies to improve the customer experience of resident-focused programs and services in New Jersey

Innovation Fellow

State of New Jersey

2020-8 - 2022-7 · 2 yrs

New Jersey, United States

Served as technical lead for statewide COVID-19 vaccine distribution working group, contributing to NJ’s top-performing vaccination program; technical lead on New Jersey’s nationally recognized effort to modernize unemployment insurance

Advisor – Global Advisory Panel

Mapbox

2020-5 - 2021-1 · 9 mos

Global Vice President Operations and Strategy

Mapbox

2016-11 - 2020-5 · 3 yrs 7 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Executive leader at 500+ person technology start-up overseeing Business Operations, Business Development, International Operations (APAC), Marketing, Strategic Product Development, Product Analytics and Strategy, and Product Design

Nominee for Congress - NJ2

Cole for Congress

2014-1 - 2016-11 · 2 yrs 11 mos

NJ-2

Nominee for Congress in NJ-2 in 2016, endorsed by President Obama and now-Governor Murphy, earned over 110,000 votes (37%) against 20-year incumbent; Primary candidate in 2014

Software Engineer

GSA

2015-1 - 2016-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Software engineer and product lead at 18F on open source tools to improve government efficiency. Developed frontend JavaScript applications and backend Node.js API servers. Product owner of Federalist, a competition-winning content management system.

General Manager

Mapbox

2011-3 - 2014-1 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Washington, DC

Early member of the team building an online mapping and location platform for developers. Led software development of several data visualization projects with the United Nations, the World Bank, NPR, and USA Today.

Senior Advisor, Technology

Executive Office of the President

2010-2 - 2011-3 · 1 yr 2 mos

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Built tools to make government more open and accessible, like We the People petitions, disclosure of White House visitors, and a crowd-sourcing platform for government workers to share ideas for cost savings. Provided strategic advice for modernizing government technology systems.

Deputy Director, New Media Technology

Executive Office of the President

2009-1 - 2010-2 · 1 yr 2 mos

Washington, DC

Led the development of two new versions of WhiteHouse.gov for the Obama administration, including new design and content that launched as the President was inaugurated, and a complete technology overhaul that moved the website to a more flexible and efficient open source platform.