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Michael Sherwood

Director of Technology and Innovation

City of Las Vegas, Nevada

Michael Sherwood is the Director of Technology and Innovation for the City of Las Vegas. Michael has more than 20 years of management experience in the field of technology, process improvement and innovation, with the majority of that experience being in municipal government operations.

Most recently he served as the deputy director of public safety, business services and city technology for the city of Irvine, CA since December 2013. In that capacity, he was responsible for budgets of both public safety at $70 million and technology at $8 million.

Prior to that position, Sherwood served as the manager of business services for the City of Irvine, CA from 2012-2013, the chief information officer for City of Oceanside, CA, from 2001-2012 and the information technologies manager for the City of Oceanside, CA from 1997-2000. Before 1997, he served in the private sector.

Michael received his B.S. in Management from Pepperdine University followed by a M.S. in Executive Management from the University of Southern California.

Articles

August 8, 2017

GOVERNMENT

Building Community to Make Life Better

2 min read

Change can be daunting and smart city achievements are complex. Where does one even begin? Sometimes, it needs to be as simple as just getting started. Earlier this summer, alongside...