Dr. Steven J. Steinberg is the Geographic Information Officer (GIO) for Los Angeles County California. In collaboration with a team of highly skilled GIS professionals, he guides the geospatial strategy for more than 10 million residents and 100,000 county employees across 37 departments. Dr. Steinberg, a self-titled “geospatial evangelist” is passionate about the use of technology to solve real problems of people and their environment. Prior to joining LA County, he served as Principal Scientist and Department Head for Information Management and Analysis at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (SCCWRP) and as a Professor of Geospatial Science at Humboldt State University, California. He frequently teaches as an Adjunct Professor and is actively involved in geospatial leadership positions and professional organizations including the URISA Board of Directors and the California GIS Council. He is co-author of two books on geospatial science applications with a new, coedited volume on resilience forthcoming in winter 2020.