About

Janet B. Handal is a technology management consultant who used her expertise as a technologist and a project manager to understand the listing process for transplant and to minimize her waiting time on the list, while following the procedures proscribed for all transplant recipients.

During the Clinton Administration, Janet served as Chair of the Task Force on Information Technology where she led the effort to introduce Internet-based technology solutions to the White House.  Her team installed the first Internet access there and she was one of six founders of the first WhiteHouse.gov.

She is a also a highly-skilled entrepreneur, having co-founded and raised angel and venture capital for three ventures. She is an alumna of the Springboard Enterprises, the venture capital competition that profiles selected women entrepreneurs for the venture capital community.

Currently, Janet has a technology consulting practice helping  her clients realize their business objectives and operate more efficiently through appropriate use of technology solutions. She specializes in social media, other web-based technologies and databases, financial services and technology-related change management.

Among her projects, Janet has consulted with C-level executives at JPMorgan Chase on the integration and outsourcing of the technology infrastructure of its two predecessor banks. She has done work for Citibank in social media. Other  clients have included Morgan Stanley, FundsXpress Financial Network,  Prudential, the New York Times, Refco Inc,  NPower New York (funded by Microsoft and Accenture).

She has an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and an MLA and BA from Southern Methodist University.  She lives in New York with her husband, who was a consummate caregiver during the time of her transplant.