David  Graham

David Graham

David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Carlsbad, Ca, is a veteran smart cities leader having worked for several San Diego Mayors, the County of San Diego and a stint in private sector public affairs. He is the chair of the San Diego Regional Inclusive Connected Communities initiative and the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Carlsbad in the coastal northern part of the region. His work has included the first all-electric car share fleet in North America, the largest municipal Internet of Things network using streetlights and digital transformation for solar permitting. His passion for land use, sustainability and civic engagement has let him to be an author and regular speaker on civic innovation in cities including at Harvard TECH, Smart Cities Week, Minds + Machines and Smart Cities World Congress.