Philadelphia, August 12, 2011 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter has appointed Adel Ebeid as Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). Beginning August 22, 2011, Mr. Ebeid will be responsible for developing and managing strategy, implementation, and day-to-day operations of all technology and information services. This position was formerly known as Chief Technology Officer.
“I am delighted to announce that Adel Ebeid will be joining the Administration as our new CIO. This office is the backbone of all city services and I am confident that Adel will be able to take the foundation that Allan Frank laid and build a successful and professional information technology program,” said Mayor Nutter. “I would also like to thank Judee von Seldeneck, Andrew Wheeler and Diversified Search for their donation of services that helped us find and recruit Adel.”
Prior to his appointment as the City’s first Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), Adel Ebeid was the Chief Information and Technology Officer for the State of New Jersey since March 2006. In his capacity as the CIO and CTO for the State of New Jersey, Mr. Ebeid was responsible for the State’s entire technology portfolio which included infrastructure services, application development and maintenance, enterprise architecture and solutions, e-Government services as well as Geographic Information Systems. To carry out the day-to-day management and operations for IT in the Executive Branch, Mr. Ebeid led the Office of Information Technology which is comprised of 800+ technology professionals dedicated to supporting the technology platforms necessary to carry out and support government operations. In addition to his traditional role as the State’s chief technology executive, Mr. Ebeid also chaired the e-911 Commission as well as co-chaired the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Commission. Mr. Ebeid is well respected among his peers for his enterprise and strategic thinking and is currently one of four Executive Directors on the board of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
“I am privileged to join this Administration and excited to build a world-class information technology system. I know that our business processes depend on technology and look forward to working with our departments, their staff and Philadelphians to insure that their technology and business needs are met,” said Mr. Ebeid.
His salary will be $170,000 annually and is subject to a five percent reduction.
