Mirán has served as the Chief Information Officer for the City of Lowell since 2002, during which time he has spearheaded numerous initiatives focused on enabling technology to function as a better tool for government. A native of Cuba who grew up in Lowell as a part of the City's immigrant community, Mirán's career spans 30+ years of increasing responsibilities in operations, finance, technical support, application development, databases, network infrastructure and security, and web delivery across the country and around the world. During this period, Mirán has participated in a stream of revolutionary technologies ranging from personal computers and networking, to the internet and the web, to wireless services, to social media and data analytics. Mirán holds degrees from the University of Lowell, resides in Lowell, and enjoys spending what free time he has with his children.