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Marina Nitze (she/her)

New Practice Lab Fellow, New America

Marina Nitze is co-author of the book "Hack Your Bureaucracy." She is currently a partner at Layer Aleph, a crisis response firm that specializes in restoring complex software systems to service. Marina is also a fellow at New America's New Practice Lab, where she works on improving America's foster care system. Marina was most recently the Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under President Obama, after serving as a Senior Advisor on technology in the Obama White House and as the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the U.S. Department of Education. She serves on the advisory boards of Foster America, Smartsheet, and Think of Us; created TaskTackler, the personal productivity app for Type-A personalities; and previously authored the book Business Efficiency for Dummies. She lives in Seattle, WA.

Sessions

How to Hack Your Bureaucracy

November 1, 2022  2:50 PM – 3:15 PM
Hear the former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs share strategies and stories of getting things done in some of the world’s most impossible bureaucracies. Gain inspiration and a new idea or two of how to tackle your toughest challenges at work, and beyond! See more.

Mentor Hourglass Pass

November 3, 2022  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
We've got questions; you've got answers! In this session, you'll tackle some of digital transformation's toughest challenges at a table of your peers, led by expert mentors. To keep things moving, we'll pass an hourglass among participants. See more.
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