Carole Post was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on December 30, 2009, a capacity in which she began serving on January 19, 2010.
Commissioner Post has been involved in municipal and government operations since 1996. Before coming to DoITT, she served as Director of Agency Services at the New York City Mayor's Office of Operations. There, Ms. Post led a team of technical and policy advisors who oversee City agency performance and help coordinate strategic initiatives vital to the Mayor's vision for New York City. Prior to joining the Mayor's Office, Ms. Post was Executive Director of Strategic Planning for the New York City Department of Buildings, where she was instrumental in re-engineering agency operations and led the agency's efforts to establish and prioritize a strategic agenda.
Before her service with the City of New York, Ms. Post was legal counsel to several public entities in Florida, and was responsible for the operations of the City of Palm Beach Gardens while serving as Acting City Manager.
Commissioner Post holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Juris Doctor, and is licensed to practice law in New York and Florida. She is an active member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her husband.