Ed Blayney (@edblayney) is an Innovation Project Manager in the Office of Performance Improvement and Innovation (@opi2lou) for Louisville Metro Government (KY) and a 2016 Route 50 Navigator Award recipient. His projects focus on Smart Cities, Smart Mobility, digital inclusion, and civic tech. Before joining Louisville Metro, he served as an infantry officer in US Army and completed his graduate studies at the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill.