Expert Contribution

Builds national network of HBCUs, city-based researchers, and community institutions focused on local Black tech ecosystems and tech talent. Received PIT Fund support to bolster Black civic tech…

1-2 year fellowships placing scientists and engineers in federal agencies and Congress. Expanded AI tracks. 3,500+ alumni since 1973.

Responsible tech ecosystems org. Slack community, job board, and mentorship program connecting people to careers in public interest technology. Focuses on diversifying the pipeline into tech policy…

National umbrella connecting 18+ volunteer civic tech groups. Organizes CityCamp unconferences and Civic Spark convenings. 500+ Discord members.

Nonpartisan leadership and policy forum. State capacity-relevant programs include Aspen Policy Academy (listed separately) and Aspen Digital (technology policy), plus governance convenings.

S&T Policy Training (3-week intensive), TELI exec program (5-week, 150+ alumni), Primer, and short courses training STEM professionals on policy impact.

Four fellowships (Assembly, Senate, Executive, Judicial) placing 64 fellows/year at highest levels of CA state government for 10-11 months. Fellows assist legislators, senior executive staff, and…

Hybrid research and fellowship organization placing 10-15 PhD-level fellows annually into the California Legislature and Executive Branch. One of the longest-running state-level science fellowship…

Georgetown think tank focused on AI and national security policy, producing analysis for DoD, Congress, and the intelligence community. Founded by former IARPA director Jason Matheny.

Non-residential fellowship (launched 2025) building a network of technologists with government experience who take paid projects for state and local regulators on AI, privacy, data, and digital…

Largest open catalog of civic tech projects and organizations worldwide, with the Field Guide Friday newsletter (4,300+ subscribers). Serves as a discovery tool for technologists entering the field.

11-month AmeriCorps fellowship placing ~150 fellows/year in local governments and community orgs for capacity building on climate, housing, water, transportation, public health. 1,000+ alumni since…

10-week paid summer placement of early-career technologists in federal, state, and local government. Five tracks: data, design, product, software, cybersecurity. 700+ alumni.

PhD Impact Fellowships, Visiting Practitioner's Program, and PiTech Impact Studio for graduate students working on public interest technology.

7-9 month full-time leadership fellowship rotating fellows through government, nonprofit, business, and labor placements. 80+ year track record and 15,000+ alumni; programs in LA, SF, NYC,…

Foundation of craigslist founder Craig Newmark. Major funder of Aspen Policy Academy since its founding; supports cybersecurity, trustworthy journalism, and the public interest technology pipeline.

Research institute studying social implications of data and AI. Public Technology Leadership Collaborative connects tech experts with government leaders.

18-month mayoral initiative placing recent masters graduates in DC government agencies. Three 6-month rotations across government operations, health/human services, public safety, planning, or…

501(c)(3) network of 4,800+ local government leaders across all 50 states. Runs the GovLove podcast, Top Influencers awards, Analyst Academy, and Public Service Recognition Week.

Nonpartisan think tank running Day One Project for policy entrepreneurship. Innovation Ecosystem Job Board for displaced federal technologists (2025). Senior Fellows program.

Florida civic tech organization running the Florida Resource Map project and an AI Fellow program. Published an organizational handbook (2025). ACT member.

Major funder of public interest technology ecosystem. Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds Coding it Forward, FUSE Corps, Aspen Policy Academy, Data & Society, Ash Center endowment, PIT Infrastructure Fund.

Center-right innovation policy think tank whose Senior Fellows program places technologists in congressional offices. Work includes GAO reform, AI governance, and congressional tech capacity; runs…

Executive fellowship embedding experienced private-sector leaders in city and county agencies for one- or two-year strategic projects. Has led 400+ projects in 58 governments across 26 states; its…

Semester-long visiting fellowship for tech policy practitioners at Georgetown McCourt School. Multiple USDS alumni and former federal tech officials in inaugural 2025 cohort. Fellows write policy…

Two-year paid fellowship placing recent graduates in high-impact state/local government roles. Published AI x Talent research for states.

Online community of 300,000+ government professionals. Featured Contributor Program, NextGen Government Training Summit, and educational resources on modernization, AI, and workforce.…

Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds TechCongress, public interest technology infrastructure, and government performance programs.

Places experts in AI, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies in federal agencies, congressional offices, and think tanks for up to two years, after part-time policy training. Community of…

The Institute for Progress (IFP) is a nonpartisan think tank founded 2022 focused on innovation policy: metascience, immigration, emerging technology, and AI infrastructure. Provides technical…

1-year fellowship placing technologists, designers, and user testers in state, local, tribal, and territorial courts to build data infrastructure, simplify processes, and improve access to justice.…

AmeriCorps-backed fellowship placing young leaders in local governments and nonprofits in their hometowns, focused on rural and underserved communities. Runs the American Connection Corps digital…

PIT program: fellowships, The Commons (procurement research), policy research. Co-convenes PIT University Network (PIT-UN): 63 institutions, $16M+ deployed.

1-2 year fully paid fellowship placing early-career technologists (AI, cybersecurity, process innovation) in federal, state, and local government. Launched 2024; the 2025 cohort of 28 included state…

Central Texas civic tech nonprofit (est. 2009; 501(c)(3) since 2018) that has trained 1,500+ members. Its Civic Digital Lab builds data and web tools for local agencies and advocacy groups, and it…

Remote, unpaid fellowship in which university students and recent graduates work in project teams on technology policy research for state and local government partners, 8-10 hours a week.

One-year fellowship (launched 2024) placing master's and doctoral STEM graduates in Pennsylvania state agencies on data, technology, and program modernization projects. Inaugural cohort of 11;…

Places mid-to-senior technologists in federal agencies for 12-month tours in product, AI strategy, design, and engineering (est. 2012; 260+ alumni). GSA named a 2026 cohort of 17 fellows serving 10…

Pooled grantmaking vehicle housed at New Venture Fund. Dedicated to building the PIT ecosystem; funds talent pipeline orgs like Coding it Forward ($550K), Govern for America, #BlackTechFutures…

Advisory and program support organization helping science and technology fellowship programs launch and scale. Works with state legislatures and agencies to develop new S&T fellowship capacity.

Partnership with TechCongress to extend tech policy fellowship model to state legislatures. Inaugural State Legislative Futures Forum held in DC 2025. Trains technologists on state-level policymaking.

Committed $20M to PIT ecosystem. Co-funds PIT Infrastructure Fund. Supports Coding it Forward, Aspen Policy Academy, Data & Society, New America PIT.

Eric Schmidt-founded initiative (2022) on U.S. technological competitiveness in AI and advanced technology. Produces policy recommendations, convenes government and industry leaders, and hosts the…

Stanford institute studying AI's social, ethical, and governance implications; publishes the annual AI Index. Runs AI policy fellowships that place researchers with government and engages Congress…

Connects senior technologists with government roles and helps new administrations build tech leadership from day one, including first-100-days playbooks for states. Co-runs TELI executive training…

Bipartisan fellowship placing technologists as policy advisors in congressional offices and committees for up to a year. Its 16th cohort (2026, 15 fellows) expanded to digital service delivery,…

501(c)(6) professional association (est. 2020) for public interest technologists across government, nonprofits, academia, and civic tech. Runs networking events, conferences, mentorship, and the Tech…

Georgetown Beeck Center · Researcher

Job / Fellowship

· Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Tool / Product

U.S. Digital Response (USDR) · Technologist

Expertise, Collaboration Opportunity

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship