Michelle Littlefield

(she / her)

Michelle Littlefield is the Chief Data Officer for the City and County of San Francisco, where she leads the City’s data strategy and expansion of the City’s analytics ecosystem. Michelle brings 10 years of experience leading and building analytics capabilities and driving digital transformation in local government. She served as the Data & Analytics Manager for SF Planning where she focused on establishing consistent data governance standards, increasing GIS capabilities, and expanding the department’s Data & Analytics team. Prior to this role, Michelle served as the Digital Services & Analytics Program Lead for Redwood City and co-founder of the Code for America Brigade for San Mateo County. Michelle earned Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Urban Studies & Planning from UC San Diego, completed her Executive Leadership Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and is pursuing an M.S. in Applied and Computational Mathematics from the Johns Hopkins University. She’s passionate about connected urban systems and serves as an advisor on smart cities and urban analytics at various academic institutions and organizations.