CITY OF MISSISSAUGA
SHAWN SLACK
TITLE : CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER INDUSTRY : MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT LOCATION : MISSISSAUGA , CANADA
And then in extreme cold retaining charge is a problem . We ’ ve benchmarked quite a few cities and we ’ ve held quite a few workshops in partnership with those cities to really get a sense of what the best practices are , how those apply here and have taken that into account when we ’ re designing and implementing technology in the City of Mississauga .”
$ 1bn Revenue
7,000 + Number of employees
EXECUTIVE BIO
Shawn Slack is the Director of
Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for the City of Mississauga . He has played a significant role in providing strategic direction at the City of Mississauga with over 20 years in senior leadership roles including Director of Customer Service , Director of Business Services and in 2011 became the City ’ s first Chief Information Officer where he has implemented the IT Master Plan and Smart City Master Plan . Shawn is currently Board Advisor and Vice Chair of Finance and Governance for the Public Safety Broadband Network ( PSBN ) Innovation Alliance and formally , he held the position of President Municipal Service Delivery Officials ( MSDO ). In 2017 , Shawn helped to develop a Federal Policy and Program for Public Safety Broadband , a dedicated LTE network for First Responders across Canada . He also presented at the House of Commons standing committee Transport , Infrastructure and Communities advising on the Federal Smart City Program . He is an established international keynote speaker on Smart City and Digital Transformation . Shawn completed his MBA at Athabasca University in 2004 .