Tye Hayes is a renowned strategist and trailblazer, recognized for her ability to align resources to critical business strategies for long-term success. She serves as the Interim Chief information Officer (CIO) for the Department of Information Management for the City of Atlanta where she is accountable for providing IT services to all 25 departments, including Public Safety, Justice, Operations, Administration and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. She is a Navy veteran and tenured technology executive, with over 20 years of experience, and possess a clear focus on innovation and citizen-centered services.
As Interim CIO, Tye is responsible for overseeing new expansions of services and initiatives, utilizing groundbreaking technology to deliver efficient services to departments citywide and the customers, businesses and visitors of Atlanta. Prior to her current role, Tye was the first African American woman Chief Technology Officer for the City of Atlanta and was integral in saving the City over two million dollars through contract negotiations. She was also responsible for partnering with companies and organizations such as Microsoft to implement Accelerate: Atlanta and AT&T, Sprint and the Atlanta Police Foundation to raise over $500 thousand for the Centers of Hope to
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In 2020 alone, Tye was awarded the Women Who Mean Business Award and recognized as one of LA Wire’s 40 Influential Women. She also severs on the boards for the City of Atlanta 00 Advisory, Women in Technology (WIT) Atlanta, American Cancer Society ResearcHer and the Pink Frog Foundation.