Lisa Gelobter

CTO of New York City

Founder

tEQuitable· Winter 2018 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @LisaGelobter

2026Chief Technology Officer of New York City and Commissioner of OTI· New York City Office of Technology & Innovation

Founder · since 2017

Company

New York City Office of Technology & Innovation

Role

Chief Technology Officer of New York City and Commissioner of OTI

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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tEQuitable

tEQuitable's mission is to create work culture that works for everyone

Winter 2018

Experience

Career

New York City Office of Technology & Innovation
Chief Technology Officer of New York City and Commissioner of OTI · 2026 – Present
2026
tEQuitable
Founder
Founder · Oakland, CA and New York, NY · 2017 – Present
2017
The Education Trust
Chair of the Board of Directors · 2023 – Present
2023
The Education Trust
Board Member - Audit Committee · 2019 – 2023
2019
Executive Office of the President
Obama White House - Chief Digital Service Officer of the U.S. Department of Education · 2015 – 2017
2015
United States Digital Service
Chief Digital Service Officer at US Dept of Education · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 2015 – 2017
2015
Black Entertainment Television
Interim Chief Digital Officer and Head of Digital Product, Engineering & Operations · New York, NY · 2010 – 2015
2010
Joost Technologies B.V.
VP, Business Operations · New York, London, Leiden · 2008 – 2009
2008
Hulu
Launch Team · 2007
2007
NBC Universal
VP, Business Operations - nbbc · New York, NY · 2006 – 2007
2006
Brightcove
Director of Product Management · Cambridge, MA · 2005 – 2006
2005
Comet Systems
VP, Operations and Product Management · New York, NY · 2002 – 2005
2002
The FeedRoom
VP, Product Management · New York, NY · 2000 – 2001
2000
Macromedia
Director of Program Management · San Francisco, CA · 1995 – 2000
1995
Taligent
Software Engineer · Cupertino, CA · 1994 – 1995
1994
Brown University
Research Assistant in Mobile Robotics and Artificial Intelligence · Providence, RI · 1993 – 1994
1993
Bitstream
Senior Technical Support Specialist · Cambridge, MA · 1990 – 1992
1990

Bio

Lisa has pioneered Internet technologies that have been used by billions of people, including Shockwave and Hulu. Most recently, she worked at the Obama White House, serving as the Chief Digital Service Officer for the Department of Education. Previously, Lisa acted as the Chief Digital Officer for BET Networks. Lisa is one of Inc.'s 100 Women Building America's Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses, Fast Company’s Most Creative People, is spotlighted in Eric Ries’ book “The Startup Way”.