Amy Gleason | |
|---|---|
| Gleason in 2025 | |
| Administrator of the United States DOGE Service | |
Acting | |
| In office c. February 2025 –c. November 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mina Hsiang (as the United States Digital Service) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amy Gleason 1971 or 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Tennessee |
Amy Gleason (born 1971/1972) is an American healthcare executive and former nurse who served as the acting administrator of the United States DOGE Service in 2025.
Gleason graduated from the University of Tennessee. She worked as an emergency room nurse and has dedicated her career to improving healthcate after her daughter was diagnosed with juvenile myositis in 2010. She has spent her career working on health technology,including time at Medical information management solutions,Medic Computer Systems,Misys Healthcare,and Eclipsys. Gleason co-founded CareSync in 2011 and served as its chief operating officer. After the company sold its technology to Vatica Health [1] and closed the services portion of the business,she began working for the United States Digital Service as a digital services expert in October 2018. Her work involved improving technology systems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Gleason was a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force's data team. She left the Digital Service in December 2021. Gleason served as the chief product officer of Main Street Health and worked with Russell Street Ventures.
In November 2024,Brad Smith,the founder of Russell Street Ventures,began advising Elon Musk on the Department of Government Efficiency. InJanuary 2025,she rejoined the United States Digital Service. Gleason was assisting officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. On February 25,an official in the Trump administration stated that Gleason had been serving as the acting administrator of the United States DOGE Service. She leads teams across nine agencies and has focused on technology at the United States Department of Health and Human Services,including standardizing data-sharing.
Gleason was born in 1971 or 1972. [2] She graduated from the University of Tennessee. [2]
Gleason started her career as an ER nurse. By 1996,frustrated with the inefficiencies of paper-based systems,Gleason transitioned into health information technology. She joined MIMS Medical Information Management Systems,a small company developing an EMR called Pearl. Her nursing expertise allowed her to contribute to user-friendly designs that addressed real-world clinical needs. In late 1997,she moved to Misys Healthcare,a company specializing in practice management and EMR solutions. This transition expanded her scope to larger-scale projects.
In 2002,Gleason relocated to Raleigh,North Carolina,to lead product development teams at Misys. She focused on integrating billing,scheduling,and clinical data,overseeing iterative improvements based on user feedback. Her tenure at Misys lasted until 2005,during which she built a reputation for bridging clinical and technical worlds.
In 2005,Gleason moved to Tampa,Florida,to lead development at Bond Clinician,a startup pioneering the first browser-based EMR. This innovation shifted records from desktop constraints to secure,web-accessible platforms,enhancing provider mobility. Under her guidance,the product gained market traction,leading to its acquisition by MedNotes in February 2008 and subsequently by Eclipsys in October 2008.
At Eclipsys (later acquired by Allscripts in 2010),Gleason advanced to Vice President of Departmentals and Content. She oversaw the outpatient EMRs,radiology,and laboratory products,managing portfolios that impacted millions of patient interactions.
In 2010,Gleason's daughter Morgan was diagnosed with juvenile myositis. Gleason co-founded CareSync in 2011 and served as its chief operating officer. CareSync helped patients get their medical records and provided care coordination services.
After CareSync [3] sold its technology to Vatica health and closed the services part of the business,she began working for the United States Digital Service as a digital services expert in October 2018. Her work involved improving technology systems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Gleason was a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force's data team.
In January 2025,Gleason rejoined the United States Digital Service. She worked closely with,Brad Smith and Steve Davis on the Department of Government Efficiency. Gleason oversaw the transition of the United States Digital Service into the United States DOGE Service,including the agency's move from the Office of Management and Budget to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. [4] She publicly identified her role as a senior advisor at the United States Digital Service in January. [5] . By February,Gleason was assisting officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [6]
On February 25,an official in the Trump administration stated that Gleason had been serving as the acting administrator of the United States DOGE Service,though the Department of Government Efficiency was publicly associated with Elon Musk. [4] Gleason's involvement in DOGE's actions was not known. [2] The beginning of Gleason's tenure is unclear;a lawyer for the Department of Justice told a federal judge that he was "not able to get an answer" on who led the United States DOGE Service prior to the announcement,but definitively stated that it was not Musk. [7] On February 18,Gleason,joined by Kendall Lindemann,met with United States DOGE Service employees who joined the agency as the United States Digital Service. [8] She was viewed by employees as a liaison between existing employees,DOGE employees,and other government agencies. [9]
In February,she was detailed to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and formally dual onboarded on March 4. [10] That month,the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stated that Gleason was leading efforts to modernize data and IT systems at the agency. [11] Gleason's work involved modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. [12] She led a plan to standardize data-sharing between the federal government and launched interoperability and patient-empowering tech initiatives at the Make Health Technology Great Again event at the White House [13] . [14] Gleason later called for a larger federal workforce [15] and greater access to patient data. [16] . Gleason leads technology teams across nine federal agencies.