ABOUT ​
Alexis Wichowski works, teaches, and writes on information, technology, and power. Her current focus is information experiences, technology and humanity, and crisis response.
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WORK
Public service work includes: Fellows Experience Supervisor for the United States Digital Corps, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the City of New York, Associate Commissioner for NYC's Department of Veterans' Services, and various roles within the US Department of State and the US Mission to the United Nations. Teaching work includes: Professor of Professional Practice and Program Director for the Masters of Science in Technology Management at Columbia University School of Professional Studies, Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
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IDEAS
Publications include: The Information Trade (HarperCollins); chapters in Digital Diplomacy:Theory and Practice and Opinião Pública, Comunicação e Organizações, and articles in outlets including WIRED, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, Tech Policy Press, The Hill, and Apolitical, among others.
Public speaking includes: FWD50, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Summit (GESDA), Data Universe, CERN Open Quantum Institute, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping, Turkiye Ministry of Human Affairs, World Economic Forum, Council on Foreign Relations, Google, Flashpoint, World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, CUNY, NYU, Aga Khan University, Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Moscow State University, Moscow Nuclear Research University, Georgetown University, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, All Tech is Human, and the Rotary Clubs of Cloverdale, Sausalito, and Mill Basin.
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Interviews include: CNBC, BBC, NPR, MSNBC, The Financial Times, NPR, The Blaze, The Washington Post, Australia National Public Radio, HK01, Stern.de, Bloomberg, among others, as well as various podcasts.
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EDUCATION
Experiential work includes: disaster relief, literary translation, media impact research, indexing, coding, theater production, and pretzel vending. Formal education includes: Ph.D. in Information Science from SUNY Albany; BA in Chinese from Connecticut College (completed in three years, cum laude).
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​OTHER
Recognition includes: NYC[x] Tech & Innovation Awards, founder & awardee, “Meta Award,” City of New York; “Top Five Course Award” (student-voted out of 200+ courses), Columbia University; Responsible Tech “All Tech is Human” Mentor; Govern for America “League of Innovators” Mentor; Meritorious Honor Awards (3): US Mission to the UN & Office of eDiplomacy, US Department of State; Presidential Management Fellowship: US Office of Personnel Management; Distinguished Dissertation Award, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, SUNY Albany; “Women in Technology Award,” SUNY Albany; Fulbright-Hayes / State Education Council of China Fellowship, Guangzhou, China. Other activities include: West Point Triathlon; Parris Island Triathlon; Montauk Lighthouse Triathlon; Atlantic Triathlon (upcoming). She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.