Mikey Dickerson
Mikey Dickerson | |
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Dickerson in 2021 | |
| Born | Michael Dickerson |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Pomona College |
| Occupation | Professor of Computer Science |
| Employer | Pomona College[1] |
Michael "Mikey" Dickerson is an American software engineer, political advisor, and government executive. Dickerson was the first administrator of the United States Digital Service.[2][3]
Obama for America
For about five months in 2012, Dickerson worked for Obama for America, the presidential campaign for Barack Obama.[4] Along with 3 other campaign workers, Dickerson created a real-time Election Day monitoring and modeling system. He was also responsible for scaling the campaign website.
HealthCare.gov
He left Google in 2013 to join the HealthCare.gov rescue team.[5][6]
Honors and Achievements
He has been named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business,[7] and FedScoop 50's Disruptor of the Year.[8] Dickerson graduated from Pomona College in 2001 and received an honorary PhD from the college in 2015.[9]
American Engagement Technologies
In October 2017, Dickerson founded American Engagement Technologies, which provided funds that were used for a disinformation campaign conducted in Alabama by the disinformation research firm New Knowledge (later renamed Yonder).[10] [11][12]
References
- ^ "Directory". Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Disheveled White House Staffer Who's Cleaning Up Government IT". ABC News. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ Levy, Steven (July 30, 2015). "The Tiny Team Taking on a Massive Reform of Government IT". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "White House Hires Ex-Googler to Make Government Websites Suck Less (We Hope)". NBC News. August 12, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ Brill, Steven (March 10, 2014). "Obama's Trauma Team". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ McFarland, Matt (January 17, 2017). "Mikey Dickerson fixed Healthcare.gov. That was just the beginning". CNNMoney. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "Mikey Dickerson, Most Creative People". Fast Company. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "FedScoop 50: Celebrating 2014's leaders in federal IT". www.fedscoop.com. January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ Wood, Mark. "In Quotes | Pomona College Pomoniana". Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ Shane, Scott (December 20, 2018). "Secret Experiment in Alabama Senate Race Imitated Russian Tactics - The New York Times". from archive. New York Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC". opencorporates.com.
- ^ Silverman, Craig (December 28, 2018). "Times Reporter Spoke At Event Organized By Alabama Dirty Tricksters". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved February 26, 2025.