Tamara Srzentic

TLDR [Tamara leads high-stakes national reforms, recently as Montenegro’s Minister of Public Administration, Digital Transformation and Media. In California under Governor Newsom she led digital services, open gov, and the state’s pandemic digital response.]

With ~20 years of experience in government reform, policy & digital transformation leadership Tamara has developed a global reputation for introducing culture and practices of the digital era to help governments better serve the public. Over the past two California administrations she championed the course for the priority policy & digital reforms for the world’s 4th largest economy. Tamara built digital teams and led key open gov, data and digital service reform initiatives; her team was in charge of California's digital response during a worldwide pandemic modeling radically human centered "test and learn" approach to public service delivery.

In 2020 Tamara returned to Europe to serve in her home country Montenegro as the Minister of Public Administration, Digital Society & Media. Tamara was the first Digital Minister & one of the youngest ministers in the region demonstrating "a different kind of power" a political leadership grounded in kindness that ignites unity, hope, abundance and optimism rather than scarcity, divisions, fear & blame - modeling a different kind of culture & mindset for the future leaders in Western Balkans. She has built numerous gov startups, recruited and cultivated world-class tech talent & developed critical partnerships that changed how governments solve mission-critical challenges while leaving noone behind.

Tamara is committed to building a better world through how we build tech that promotes opportunity, agency & public interest. She is a tech ambassador, entrepreneur and scholar and has been advising and supporting gov leaders around the world in tech policy, public administration and digital transformation reforms. Under her leadership governments reshaped key policies and standards propelled public private partnerships saved money improved services and built lasting capability for innovation and service delivery.

She founded Rebel Alliance where her teams are on a mission to empower government leaders globally through expanded capacity to serve all communities better. She is a board member at Apolitical a global public servant community and active in several leading networks on women and young leaders in tech. As a champion of open and inclusive democracies and free media she spearheads learning and mentorship space & community of support for female politicians, tech leaders and journalists. As a 40 under 40 Young European Leader and an advisor of Friends of Europe she is on a mission to revitalize democracy and build a more inclusive sustainable and forward-thinking Europe.