Christopher Giglio

Christopher Giglio was born in New York City. His parents were engineer immigrants who, were determined to see their children succeed, and encouraged them to study hard. Christopher Giglio was the first member of his family to go to college.

He entered the City College of New York intending to study law, but soon became intrigued by computer science and informatics. Christopher Giglio started CFTC (Code for the Caribbean) volunteering in 2011. During that time, CFTC employed more than 20 young contractors. Many would later become successful programmers in their own right.

At the CFTC, Christopher Giglio was working on opening up data, building public APIs, and engaging with citizens, government service delivery creates network effects by leveraging the ideas, resources and skill sets of innovators and partners outside of government. The CFTC create serious and innovative technology for the organization, which will certainly need high-calibre developers and programmers.