Jennifer Pahlka

Jennifer Pahlka is an American businesswoman, author, and political advisor. She is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. She served as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer from June 2013 to June 2014 and helped found the United States Digital Service. Previously she had worked at CMP Media with various roles in the computer game industry. She was the co-chair and general manager of the Web 2.0 conferences. In June 2023 she released her book, Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.