Jorge Damian de la Paz

Jorge Damian de la Paz is the Senior Strategist for Government Innovation in the Office of Mayor-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Jorge has a background in affordable housing, public interest technology, and community development. Before joining the County, he oversaw affordable housing initiatives at the University of Miami’s Office of Civic and Community Engagement and created online tools focused on regional housing issues. Jorge also served as a policy analyst at Miami Homes for All where he managed successful advocacy efforts at the city and county-level. As a winner of the Knight Cities Challenge, he helped create free software that tracks public meetings across various cities to increase in-person engagement.