JENNIFER PAHLKA Halsey Stultz Info 102 Role Model

EARLY LIFE Born in Maryland in 1969, grew up all around America Graduated form

EARLY CAREER Eight years at CMP Media Responsible for the Game Developers Conference, Game

CODE FOR AMERICA San Francisco-based non-profit organization that’s goal is to make government more

UNITED STATES DEPUTY CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 2013 - temporarily takes the position of deputy

WHY I FIND HER IMPRESSIVE Always had an interest in government and making it

EXPERIENCES TO SOMETHING THAT’S SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE, EASY TO USE, YOU’RE RESPECTING THE USER, ALSO

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JENNIFER PAHLKA Halsey Stultz Info 102 Role Model Presentation 5/11/16

EARLY LIFE Born in Maryland in 1969, grew up all around America Graduated form Bronx High School of Science and then Yale University

EARLY CAREER Eight years at CMP Media Responsible for the Game Developers Conference, Game Developers Magazine, and Gamasutra. com Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association Independent non-profit association serving game developers around the world Served on the advisory boards of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E 3) and the GDC, and on the board of directors of the IGDA Co-chair and general manager of the Web 2. 0 Proposed the creation of Web 2. 0 Expo

CODE FOR AMERICA San Francisco-based non-profit organization that’s goal is to make government more transparent and connected “ [Code for America] is the technology world’s equivalent of the Peace Corps or Teach for America…[offering] an alternative to the old, broken path of government IT” –the Washington Post Enlists technology and design professionals to work with US city governments in order to build open-source applications that promote openness, participation, and efficiency in government Helps government work more like the Internet Consists of five programs Brigade Fellowship Accelerator Peer Network Code for All

UNITED STATES DEPUTY CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 2013 - temporarily takes the position of deputy chief technology officer for government innovation for the US government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy Managed Round 2 of the Presidential Innovation Fellows Loosely based off of Code for America Set in motion the creation of the United States Digital Service

WHY I FIND HER IMPRESSIVE Always had an interest in government and making it better for the people A goal of mine has always been to hold an executive position in government She went from being a gamer to a bureaucrat Started in a male dominated field and went straight to the top TRAITS I WANT TO ADOPT Passion for government Combining two things that she loves Has tried a little of everything

EXPERIENCES TO SOMETHING THAT’S SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE, EASY TO USE, YOU’RE RESPECTING THE USER, ALSO KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THAT GOES A LONG WAY TOWARD REBUILDING OUR TRUST AND FAITH IN GOVERNMENT. AND THE BEST PART? THAT RESPECT COSTS LESS THAN