Mikey Dickerson

Mikey Dickerson
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

1. "Directory" . Retrieved September 16, 2021.
2. "Meet the Disheveled White House Staffer Who's Cleaning Up Government IT". ABC News. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
3. Levy, Steven (July 30, 2015). "The Tiny Team Taking on a Massive Reform of Government IT". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
4. "White House Hires Ex-Googler to Make Government Websites Suck Less (We Hope)". NBC News. August 12, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
5. Brill, Steven (March 10, 2014). "Obama's Trauma Team". Time. ISSN   0040-781X . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
6. McFarland, Matt (January 17, 2017). "Mikey Dickerson fixed Healthcare.gov. That was just the beginning". CNNMoney. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
7. "Mikey Dickerson, Most Creative People". Fast Company. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
8. "FedScoop 50: Celebrating 2014's leaders in federal IT". www.fedscoop.com. January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
9. Wood, Mark. "In Quotes | Pomona College Pomoniana" . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
10. 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.
11. "AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC". opencorporates.com.
12. Silverman, Craig (December 28, 2018). "Times Reporter Spoke At Event Organized By Alabama Dirty Tricksters". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved February 26, 2025.