Title: First deputy CIO
Organization: City of Philadelphia
Mentor: Dianah Neff, CIO
When Philadelphia CIO Dianah Neff attends executive council meetings, her first lieutenant, chief IT operations officer and principal protege Michael R. Dean, is seated at the table next to her.
Dean also handles all IT contract negotiations and very often attends key meetings with the mayor and other officials in place of Neff, who travels frequently to promote the city's Wireless Philadelphia project.