launch Kate Krontiris ‘Wait, How Does This Work in Government?’: Kate Krontiris on Piloting User Research within the Executive Branch Kate Krontiris was a user researcher during the early days of the U.S.…
launch Kathy Pham ‘Few of Us Who Studied Computer Science Saw Paths to go Into Government’: Kathy Pham on the Growing Government Tech Community and the Importance of Honoring Many Disciplines at the…
launch Kim Rachmeler ‘This Might Be Your Opportunity for Public Service’: Kim Rachmeler on her First Days of the U.S. Digital Service Kim Rachmeler was a Digital Services Expert at the U.S. Digital…
launch Lisa Gelobter ‘I Wasn’t Coming in and Telling Others What to Do’: Lisa Gelobter on the Importance of Relationship Building within Government Lisa Gelobter was Chief Digital Service Officer at the U.S.…
crisis launch seeds Marina Nitze ‘We Left a Legacy’: Marina (Martin) Nitze on Creating Lasting Change within the Department of Veterans Affairs Marina Nitze served as the Chief Technology Officer at the VA from 2013…
launch seeds Matt Collier ‘You Need to Understand These Problems as Socio-technical Problems:’ Matt Collier on the Importance of Cross-Disciplinary Thinking in Digital Transformation Matt Collier was a Digital Service Expert at the US…
crisis launch Mikey Dickerson ‘Obviously, We Made It Up As We Went Along’: Mikey Dickerson on Being the U.S. Digital Service’s First-Ever Administrator Mikey Dickerson was the first-ever Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service.…
crisis launch Mina Hsiang ‘I Was Just Really Persistent, Listened, and Kept Showing Up’: Mina Hsiang on the Power of Tenacity in Digital Transformation Mina Hsiang was the founding Executive Director of the U.S.…
crisis launch Nathan Parker ‘Ignore the Stated Power Structure and Just Figure Out Who Knows Stuff’: Nathan Parker on Maximizing Impact within Government Nathan Parker joined the U.S. Digital Service for multiple short periods,…
launch seeds Nick Sinai ‘Every Person I Hire Keeps Getting Put to a Bigger and Better Use’: Nick Sinai on Recruiting and Mentoring Talent During the Formative Years of the U.S. Digital Service Nick…
crisis launch Parisa Tabriz ‘I realized it was more navigating indecision and culture clash, and also empowering the tech expert in the room who definitely knew the answer’: Parisa Tabriz on having impact at…
crisis launch seeds Ryan Panchadsaram ‘There is Not One Single Owner of the Digital Service’: Ryan Panchadsaram on the USDS as a Collective Endeavor Ryan Panchadsaram was Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House…
