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We are change agents.

The most important part of technology is people. We unite our nation's brightest technologists, designers, and strategists with federal agencies as yearlong senior advisors. With our agency partners, we're building a resilient government. Our fellows co-create stronger public services using data science, design, engineering, product, and systems thinking. Read about our program, people, and impact in the projects page.

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Building bridges

We bring the best of data science, design, engineering, product, and systems thinking into government.

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Our people

Work alongside the world’s most mission-driven technologists.

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PIF is a tech and innovation job unlike any other. For one year, you use your powers for good alongside incredible civil servants. Then, you join our alumni community of 250 technologists advancing mission-driven solutions at local, national, and international levels.

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Your job as a PIF is to serve, build, and amplify. Success is measured by the number and quality of connections you have facilitated, by the number of useful and valuable products/services/things you have co-created, and the number of career staff that you have protected, empowered, and elevated.

Dr. Tyrone Grandison, 2014 PIF, detailed to the U.S. Census Bureau

Case Studies

Our fellows use their expertise to develop human-centered solutions to issues of national priority. Explore our recent work.

Health and Human Services

Accelerating telehealth awareness and adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic

Co-creating a cross-agency initiative to address challenges seen in adopting telehealth and serve 1M+ health care providers and 300M+ patients across the U.S.

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National Institutes of Health

Uniting communications and science to increase health data in precision medicine research

Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) leveraged their expertise across marketing and data to help launch unprecedented health research initiatives.

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Defense Innovation Unit

Exploring China's Technology Transfer Strategy

Exploring China’s participation in U.S. venture deals and the passing of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA)!

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Last updated: May 19, 2026

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