Public interest technology executive.

From civic hacker to institution builder.

Noel Hidalgo is the co-founder and Executive Director of BetaNYC, the nation's largest open government and civic technology organization, with a community of more than 5,700 members. Since 2009 he has built the institutions, policies, and communities that make government technology work for people.

His advocacy helped pass New York City's Local Law 11 of 2012 — one of the strongest municipal open data laws in the country. The People's Roadmap to a Digital New York City, built with more than 500 New Yorkers, put 34 ideas forward. More than ten are now law. He serves on New York City's Commission on Public Information and Communication (COPIC) and the NYC Internet Advisory Board.

Before BetaNYC, he was Director of Technology Innovation for the New York State Senate, led technology at the World Economic Forum, and managed Code for America's New York City program. He serves on the board of the Alliance for Civic Technology and was an inaugural member of Code for America's National Advisory Council. He is a former Technology and Democracy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center and a Data & Society affiliate and former fellow. He is an Eagle Scout.