Inspiring Innovation and Experimentation in Government | UC Berkeley Tech Policy Week 2025

Federal and state government agencies have extraordinary capacity to deliver impactful services when steered by determined and agile leaders. Hear from three UC Berkeley Executive Fellows in Applied Technology Policy about their experiences driving innovative change within large bureaucracies and ensuring responsible development and adoption of digital services by people across California and the country. Speakers Marcela Escobar-Alava Executive Fellow in Applied Technology Policy Former Chief Information Officer, Social Security Administration Merici Vinton Executive Fellow in Applied Technology Policy Former U.S. Digital Service, White House Former Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Vera Zakem (moderator) Executive Fellow in Applied Technology Policy Chief Technology Innovation Officer, State of California Former Chief Digital Democracy and Rights Officer, USAID https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/inspiring-innovation-and-experimentation-government