Hi
I’m Aaron. I’ve built and led digital service teams for two governments. In 2014 I co-founded and then led 18F, the US government’s in-house technology and design consultancy, and helped create and was the first Deputy Commissioner of the Technology Transformation Service. From 2018-2021 I was the first CEO of the Government of Canada’s Canadian Digital Service.
I spent last year as a Principal Advisor for AWS, helping senior executives in governments around the world, including South Africa, Japan, and Canada, on their digital service journeys. Before that, I spent three years as a Faculty Fellow at the Georgetown University Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation (and six months as its interim Exec Director). I’m currently on the eGov DIGIT Governance Council, the FWD50 Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Public Code North America.
I got my start working on government technology in 2013 as a Presidential Innovation Fellow. Before entering government service, I developed software and managed product development for small and large enterprises, including Microsoft, and co-founded Daring Software, building the back-end for its flagship Arro shopping app.