Jennifer Pahlka: Coding a better government
جينيفر باهلكا: البرمجة من أجل حكومة أفضل
Jennifer Pahlka is the founder of Code for America, which matches software geniuses with US cities to reboot local services. Full bio
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jennifer Pahlka - Code activistJennifer Pahlka is the founder of Code for America, which matches software geniuses with US cities to reboot local services.
Why you should listen
Jennifer Pahlka is the founder and executive director of Code for America, which works with talented web professionals and cities around the country to promote public service and reboot government. She spent eight years at CMP Media where she led the Game Group, responsible for GDC, Game Developer magazine, and Gamasutra.com; there she also launched the Independent Games Festival and served as executive director of the International Game Developers Association. Recently, she ran the Web 2.0 and Gov 2.0 events for TechWeb and co-chaired the successful Web 2.0 Expo. She is a graduate of Yale University and lives in Oakland, CA with her daughter and six chickens.
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