Eva Pereira

Eva Pereira is the Chief Data Officer for the City of Los Angeles, a position she has held since September 2021. In this role, she oversees a variety of data projects focused on enhancing racial equity in city programs, managing the open data portal, and engaging with community and academic partners to utilize the city’s open data effectively.1

Professional Background

• Deputy Chief Data Officer at the City of Los Angeles (May 2020 - September 2021)
• Project Manager, Data Team at the City of Los Angeles (July 2019 - May 2020)
• Manager of Data Analysis at Teach For America (2018 - June 2019)
• Technology Innovation Program Associate at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (2015 - 2018)
• Data Consultant for the NYC Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (2015)
• Open Data Intern at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (2014)
• Web Producer, Technology Channel at Forbes (2008 - 2013)

Education

Eva holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Urban and Social Policy from Columbia University. She also has a B.S. in Multinational Business Operations from Florida State University and a certificate in Italian as a Foreign Language from Università per Stranieri di Siena.1

Skills and Languages

She is proficient in both English and Italian, with professional working proficiency in Italian.1