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Rachel Haot (née Sterne, born 1983) is an American businesswoman. She was most recently executive director of the Transit Innovation Partnership, a public-private initiative of the Partnership for New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Haot was previously the Chief Digital Officer and Deputy Secretary for Technology of New York State for two years. Prior to this role, Rachel was Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York from January 2011 to December 2013. She co-founded and ran GroundReport between 2006 and 2010. Early life Haot was born in 1983 in Manhattan to parents Paul Sterne, a former IBM managing director, and Anna Sterne, the director of patient services at a nonprofit healthcare organization. Haot largely grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn and Dobbs Ferry, New York. She graduated from Dobbs Ferry High School in 2001. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in history from New York University in 2005. Career From 2006 to 2010, Haot was one of the founders of GroundReport, a global crowdsourced news startup. In 2011 Haot taught a course on Social Media and Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School as an adjunct professor. She has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and Chief Digital Officer of the Year in 2014 by the CDO Summit. She has been recognized as a "30 Under 30" leader by Fortune and Forbes, and was honored at the City and State Above & Beyond Awards in 2015.In 2011, Katherine Oliver (Commissioner of The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting) named Haot to the post of Chief Digital Officer.Haot's office hosted the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge, a competition to promote the re-purposing of New York City’s public pay telephones for the digital age, which garnered over 100 submissions from design firms and universities and was the precursor to LinkNYC. Haot led the relaunch of official City of New York website [1], integrating city services, realtime data, cloud-based scalability and responsive design. Haot also oversaw policy and strategy for the launch of New City's top-level domain, .nyc.As Chief Digital Officer for New York State, Haot was responsible for digital products, programs and policy. Haot led the relaunch of State website ny.gov in November 2014, overhauling design and architecture. The well-received update was the first major change in over 15 years, and emphasizes customer service, mobile access and location-based resources. Haot's team was also responsible for digital content production and social media engagement.In March 2015, Haot appeared on NY1 to highlight the Governor's $500 million universal broadband program, which was later passed by the legislature. 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.In January 2016, Haot announced that she was resigning from the State to join global incubator and seed fund 1776 (company) as Managing Director, applying her experience to help startups navigate government and bringing together policymakers, entrepreneurs, institutions and investors to support economic growth.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. "Helvetica" filmmaker Gary Hustwit directed a short film titled "The Map" about the making of the live subway map. The map has won numerous awards including a Webby Award and a Cannes Gold Lion Award. Personal life Rachel Haot lives in Los Angeles with her husband Max Haot, a Belgian-American who founded Livestream and is CEO of Vast_(company), and their children. References. Discover the Gadchick popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Gadchick books.

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  • The Android Photographer synopsis, comments

    The Android Photographer

    Rhianne Moore

    Most Android phones now has a camera that competes with most digital cameras; not only is it a phone, but it's now a serious contender in the world of photography. Professional pho...

  • A Beginners Guide to Windows Surface synopsis, comments

    A Beginners Guide to Windows Surface

    Katie Morris & GadChick

    The Windows Surface is Microsofts first tabletand they stopped at nothing to make it a great experience. To really get the most out of it, however, it helps to understand how it ac...

  • The iPhone 5 Starter Guide synopsis, comments

    The iPhone 5 Starter Guide

    Andie Campbell

    Recently, a friend said to me, “Buying a new phone is a week long process. A day to buy the phone and six days to get it working the way you want it.” Oh my, who has a week to get ...

  • The Unofficial Siri Handbook synopsis, comments

    The Unofficial Siri Handbook

    GadChick

    If you have an iPhone 4S, then chances are Siri is slowly becoming an important part of your mobile life. You have learned the basics, but Siri's vocabulary is quickly evolving and...

  • My First MacBook and MacBook Air synopsis, comments

    My First MacBook and MacBook Air

    Andie Campbell

    You bought a Mac! Let me be the first to tell you, your day is about to get much, MUCH easier. But before we get there, there’s a bit of light house keeping. Yeah, yeah, yeah that...

  • The Unofficial PlayStation Handbook synopsis, comments

    The Unofficial PlayStation Handbook

    Katie Morris & GadChick

    If you are new to the PlayStation console or just want to learn more, this is an essential guide for you. With chapters covering PS3, PS4, and PlayStation TV this guide covers ever...

  • A Beginners Guide to Windows 8 synopsis, comments

    A Beginners Guide to Windows 8

    Katie Morris & GadChick

    Windows 8 isn’t just an upgrade…it’s an overhaul. Even if you’ve used Windows for years, it looks new, acts new, and takes some getting used to. Let Gadchick show you how to get th...

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    A History of Spam

    GadChick

    Viagra for cheap! Your long lost Nigerian friend who wants to make you a millionaire! Refinance your house! Seriously! What is up with all that junk?! Have you ever looked at your ...

  • Getting Started with Chromebook synopsis, comments

    Getting Started with Chromebook

    Katie Morris & GadChick

    Welcome to the world of Google Chromebook! Google has revolutionized many of the online services we use every day – search engines, online maps, webbased email, and much more. With...

  • A Beginners Guide to Using PlayStation TV synopsis, comments

    A Beginners Guide to Using PlayStation TV

    Katie Morris & GadChick

    So, you're about to welcome the newest addition to the Sony PlayStation device family into your life the PlayStation TV. Our prediction is that the PS TV represents a huge step fo...