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Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence

Our Team

The GovEx team comprises some of the world’s foremost thinkers on data use in the public sector.

Oliver Wise
Oliver Wise

Executive Director

Oliver Wise joined the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence (GovEx) at Johns Hopkins University as Executive Director in September 2025, after a wide-ranging career leading public sector use of data and artificial intelligence at the local and federal level.

Executive Team

Latricia Boone

Latricia Boone

Deputy Executive Director

Mary Conway Vaughan

Mary Conway Vaughan

Director of Strategy and Operations

Gonzalo Rivero

Gonzalo Rivero

Senior Director of Academic Affairs

CDOs-in-Residence

Staff

Angel Aliseda

Angel Aliseda

Researcher

Simi Aliu

Simi Aliu

Senior Program Associate

Gabriel Alvaro

Gabriel Alvaro

Project Manager

Alexx Baerwald Simard

Alexx Baerwald Simard

Practice Manager

Alex Beede

Alex Beede

Senior Program Associate

Sara Bertran de Lis, PhD

Sara Bertran de Lis, PhD

Senior Advisor for AI Products

Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom

Senior Program Associate

Melisa Breda

Melisa Breda

Senior Advisor for Latin America

Heather Bree

Heather Bree

Data Visualization and D3 Developer

Sarah Breitenbach

Sarah Breitenbach

Communications Manager

Meg Burke

Meg Burke

Community Manager

Sarah Buzogany

Sarah Buzogany

Senior Manager, Coaching and Service Delivery

Andrea Calderon

Andrea Calderon

Senior Program Associate

Matt Cesnik

Matt Cesnik

Senior Program Associate

Grace Chi

Grace Chi

Creative and Design Specialist

Derek Crowe, PhD

Derek Crowe, PhD

Quantitative Analyst

Alfredo Cumerma

Alfredo Cumerma

Senior Program Associate

Tiffany Davis

Tiffany Davis

Director for Network Engagement

Rudy de Leon Dinglas, PhD

Rudy de Leon Dinglas, PhD

Senior Officer for Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives

Diana Estefanía Estrada Alamo

Diana Estefanía Estrada Alamo

Senior Program Manager, City Data Alliance

Fanta Kondeh

Fanta Kondeh

Database Coordinator

Dane Galloway

Dane Galloway

Senior Researcher

Jacquie Greiff, PhD

Jacquie Greiff, PhD

Senior Research Manager

Marlene C. Horner

Marlene C. Horner

Quantitative Analyst

Ashley Howell

Ashley Howell

Project Manager for Strategic Initiatives

Rodrigo Iriani

Rodrigo Iriani

Senior Program Associate

Vidushani Jayalal

Vidushani Jayalal

Senior Program Manager, Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Brittiany Jones

Brittiany Jones

Manager for Partner Programs

Lauren Kaskey

Lauren Kaskey

Senior Program Associate

Neera Mehta

Neera Mehta

Senior Program Associate

Tim Mincey

Tim Mincey

Program Officer

Caitlin Misiaszek

Caitlin Misiaszek

Senior Program Associate

Michael Montgomery

Michael Montgomery

Typescript/Javascript Developer

Maeve Mulholland

Maeve Mulholland

Data Scientist

Andrew Nicklin

Andrew Nicklin

Senior Research Data Manager

Tanya Nicolas

Tanya Nicolas

Executive Assistant

K'lila Nooning

K'lila Nooning

Data Engineer

Stephen O'Connor

Stephen O'Connor

Multimedia Production Associate

Nathan Pool

Nathan Pool

Senior Program Associate

Laurie Moïse Sears

Laurie Moïse Sears

Senior Program Associate

Evan Serpick

Evan Serpick

Director of Communications

Iris Shin

Iris Shin

UI/UX Designer

Tess Shiras

Tess Shiras

Senior Program Associate

Christine Stirrat

Christine Stirrat

Data Engineer

Blaze Tiangco Thomas

Blaze Tiangco Thomas

Project Analyst

Kel Wang

Kel Wang

Manager for Data Practices