Kerry Oconnor
Human at Self-employed
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKerry Oconnor is a civic innovation leader with over a decade of experience designing and operationalizing programs that blend human-centered design, co-creation, and agile practices to solve complex public-sector challenges. As the founding Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Austin and a former Innovation Catalyst at the U.S. Department of State, she has created institutional innovation capabilities that span homelessness, racial equity, emerging tech pilots, and large-scale employee ideation programs. Her background in diplomacy and logistics—coordinating White House-level summit operations and overseas embassy management—gives her pragmatic program delivery chops alongside narrative and stakeholder skills. She is known for building inclusive teams and community-centered initiatives that prioritize lived-experience engagement, and she took a deliberate sabbatical to deepen anti-racism practice and personal resilience. Based in Austin, she combines policy savvy, facilitation craft, and operational rigor to turn participatory ideas into sustainable public impact.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
M.A. in International Affairs, International politics, international economics and Central/Eastern European affairs, M.A. in International Affairs, International politics, international economics and Central/Eastern European affairs at The George Washington UniversityBA International Affairs, Concentration in European studies, Minors in Economics, French, and Music, BA International Affairs, Concentration in European studies, Minors in Economics, French, and Music at James Madison University
Github Skills (4)
javascript2
react2
nextjs2
typescript1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
cityofaustin/HOST
Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 48 pushes in 1 day
templatejekylljekyll-themejekyll-templateproject-documentation
cityofaustin/projects
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Project documentation maintained by the City's Design, Technology, and Innovation teams.
Contributions:229 commits in 2 months
innovationproject-documentation
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