Rachel Haot

[4] Haot was previously the chief digital officer and Deputy Secretary for Technology of New York State for two years.

[24] In March 2015, Haot appeared on NY1 to highlight the Governor's $500 million universal broadband program, which was later passed by the legislature.

[25] On the first anniversary of the NY.gov relaunch, New York State announced record breaking digital growth, including quadrupled page views and doubled users, a year after the design and technology overhaul.

[26] In January 2016, Haot announced that she was resigning from the State to join global incubator and seed fund 1776 as Managing Director, applying her experience to help startups navigate government and bringing together policymakers, entrepreneurs, institutions and investors to support economic growth.

[29] At the Transit Innovation Partnership, Haot spearheaded initiatives including the MTA live subway map built pro bono by design firm Work & Co, and the Transit Tech Lab, which enabled the MTA to test technology for bus route planning, predictive bus maintenance and subway platform crowding detection.

[33] She has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum,[34] and Chief Digital Officer of the Year in 2014 by the CDO Summit.