Jennifer Pahlka
American political advisor
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| June 2023 | Releases her book 'Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better', sharing insights on government digital transformation. |
| April 2023 | Pahlka leaves the board of directors of Code for America completely. |
| September 2020 | The strike team completed and issued a report highlighting critical issues in California's unemployment system, including outdated fraud protection techniques that were inappropriately denying benefits to millions of applicants due to minor documentation discrepancies. |
| July 2020 | California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Jennifer Pahlka to co-lead a strike team with California Government Operations Secretary Yolanda Richardson to address modernization of the state's backlogged unemployment systems. |
| March 2020 | Jennifer Pahlka co-founded United States Digital Response, a nonprofit organization that mobilized technology volunteers to assist state and local governments in responding to the technological challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization quickly assembled thousands of volunteers to support government technology infrastructure during the crisis. |
| January 31 2020 | Pahlka steps down as executive director of Code for America, transitioning to an advisory and board member role. |
| 2018 | Accepted the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship on behalf of Code for America. |
| 2018 | Featured in Forbes' 'America's Top 50 Women In Tech' list. |
| June 2014 | Completes her term as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer. |
| June 2013 | Begins serving as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, working to improve government digital services. |
| 2012 | Delivered a keynote speech at South By Southwest Interactive. |
| 2012 | Elected as an Ashoka Fellow. |
| 2012 | Featured in TechCrunch's list of 'The 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy'. |
| 2012 | Jennifer Pahlka delivers a TED Talk about reinventing government and citizenship, highlighting the mission of Code for America. |
| 2011 | Named a HuffPost Gamechanger for her work re-imagining government for the 21st century. |
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