This blog is the non-social media Web presence for Amy Pearlman, she/her.
I had a bio here, I didn’t like it. I do technology leadership. I am presently the CIO of a large state agency. Previously I ran a big piece of IT operations at a large (top ten) US city. Before that I was IT Director of Public Health, same city. Before that, many years in higher education.
This spot is mostly for me, to say things out loud. If you are one of the 5 people reading it, welcome, but don’t assume I’m catering to you. I’m not in it for the followers.
I’m ADHD and I talk about it. I’m a woman in a male-dominated field and I talk about it. I like privacy and dislike surveillance. I am very security aware but not a security practitioner. I can make projects and portfolios sing but don’t have a PMP. I have a long history of vendor and contract management. I’m a technologist and a junkie for how things are made in my soul, but my discipline is leadership and management these days. I am supportive of women, trans folx, neurodivergents, enbies, people with disabilities, and people of color in the world and in my profession/professional environment. If you aren’t, unfollow now because I am not kind to bigots. If I offer to help, I mean it. I’m best known for being pretty direct, and for creative problem solving.
For many years I have resisted having a blog. However, I have from time to time found the need to write down some musings or my point of view on something, and have created this space. I expect I will post somewhat irregularly, and some may be more linklog-style posts, and others will be near-articles or longer thoughts. I do not promise they will be publication-ready, or even more than speaking out loud. If you’re interested in hearing the noises in my head more regularly, see me on Bluesky or LinkedIn (@amypearlman). Or don’t, I’m odd and not always interesting.
As should be obvious, the views expressed here do not represent my employer, any other person, or any organization with which I’m involved unless explicitly stated and quoted. I’m not a lawyer and nothing I say should be construed as legal advice. I’m also not a medical professional and don’t give medical advice. If I share something in either vein it is based on my lived experience only. If you do take something I say as advice of any kind, that’s on you — I call ’em like I see ’em, but there are no guarantees.