Waldo Jacquith

Waldo Jaquith works for 18F, an office within the General Services Administration that collaborates with agencies to fix technical problems, build products and improve how government serves the public through technology. Mr. Jaquith's previous projects include The State Decoded, Ethics.gov, and US Open Data.  Mr. Jaquith has over two decades of experience with open data including building open source software, creating communities, and developing websites.  He won the 2011 Knight News Challenge, was named a "Champion for Change" by President Obama, and worked for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where he created Ethics.gov.  He is the former Director of U.S. Open Data.