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Jennifer Pahlka

Founder

Jennifer Pahlka is the founder and executive director of Code for America, currently on leave, serving as Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States under CTO Todd Park.

Jennifer Pahlka On The Web

Stories about Jennifer Pahlka

Yes, the government is capable of creating great design–here’s how

Code for America is trying to show government agencies that technology doesn’t have to be complicated to start making citizens’ lives better.

Yes, the government is capable of creating great design–here’s how

Fast Company Magazine

How an Army of Techies Is Taking on City Hall

Still waiting for a full reboot in Washington, D.C., an army of citizen techies is redefining civic engagement on a hyperlocal level.

How an Army of Techies Is Taking on City Hall

Impact

What the COP26 agreement really means for the climate

Is climate change making your home a bad investment?

How you make a map of the trillions of miles of invisible fungus networks that give our soil life

News

Dr. Oz, TV doctor, offers a bad prognosis for Dr. Oz, U.S. Senator

The world’s first ‘living robots’ can self-replicate, furthering hope for regenerative medicine

People are already ripping apart Twitter’s messy new rules about tweeting images

Co.Design

Electric vehicles aren’t a fix for carbon emissions. These 3 things need to change—fast

Inside one designer’s career championing STEM for girls

Singapore’s landfills are bursting. This new exhibition showcases beautiful, creative uses for waste

Work Life

How to cut yourself some slack but still get your work done

Try Riz Ahmed’s hack for getting a good night’s sleep

Fast Company Magazine

How Hollywood’s busiest and most visible Muslim actor is increasing Muslim representation in film