The Walsh administration's new tech czar is a hotshot political operative who helped lead President Obama's digital strategy in 2008 and 2012.
Jascha Franklin-Hodge, co-founder of tech consulting firm Blue State Digital, has been named Boston's new chief information officer, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said.
"Jascha has directed large, high-profile technology operations, and I know he comes well-equipped to help Boston continue its leadership as a world-class tech city," Walsh said in a statement.
Justin Holmes, currently Interim CIO, is "exploring a number of options," Walsh spokeswoman Kate Norton said, including staying with the city in a new role.
Franklin-Hodge said one of his goals when he starts next month is to improve the "user experience" of digital government and incorporate the new tools and innovations coming out of Boston's startups and city departments, including the Office of New Urban Mechanics.
"One of the challenges we have ... is making those part of the daily operation of the city," Franklin-Hodge said. "That partnership of innovators and folks who can help apply things to scale is really powerful."
Franklin-Hodge said he plans to cut ties with Blue State Digital, which has been involved in political campaigns, including the president's, and those of Elizabeth Warren and John Kerry for U.S. Senate.
John Walsh, former head of the state Democratic Party, said he does not know Franklin-Hodge personally, but Blue State Digital is highly regarded.
"They understand how people are using new platforms and new media to be informed," Walsh said. "(Blue State Digital) are leading the way."
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