The Metro Information Technology Services Department has eliminated its chief data officer position.
Robyn Mace, who joined Metro as chief data officer in 2016, had been tasked with bolstering the city’s big data program, which includes, among other programs, Nashville’s open data portal. In documents submitted to the Metro Civil Service Commission, Mace’s last day is listed as July 16, but an auto-reply message from her Metro email address says her last day was July 2.
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