Dartanion Swift-Williams leads the Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation and serves as Baltimore City’s Chief Data Officer and Chief Performance Officer. He brings experience across local government, nonprofits, big tech, and startups, with a focus on improving service delivery through with a focus on improving service delivery through strong data, simpler processes, and practical technology.
In local government, Dartanion has led reforms spanning student information systems, special education transportation, emergency medical services, taxi and for-hire vehicles, and core city services, including 311 and permitting. His work in the City of Chicago and the District of Columbia (DC) Government has centered on modernizing legacy processes, strengthening performance management, and translating operational data into sustained improvements that residents can feel.
Outside of government, Dartanion led data science and engineering at the American Chemical Society (ACS), building predictive models for marketing analytics, membership growth, and fundraising. At Meta, he managed nonprofit fundraising products and payments compliance, supporting a $7B fundraising milestone across Facebook and Instagram while partnering closely with privacy, integrity, and data security teams to ensure responsible data use. He has also worked in a public health and biosecurity startup, leading full-stack engineering, global mapping technologies, and applied AI products.
In Baltimore City, Dartanion oversees CitiStat, citywide performance management, data strategy, the Baltimore Design Lab, and priority delivery initiatives. He is focused on bringing private-sector engineering discipline to city government and building the capabilities that set Baltimore apart nationally, from trusted data and rigorous performance management to modern digital products and responsible AI. Done well, these fundamentals help the city deliver faster, more consistently, and with greater public trust.
He holds an MBA from Howard University and enjoys travel, house music, running, and the performing and fine arts.
