ALEXISWICHOWSKI
BIO
Wichowski’s work and writing focuses on technology, government, and power, with almost two decades in public service and a decade teaching in applied technologies at Columbia University. Prior work also includes disaster relief, literary translation, media impact research, indexing, coding, theater production, and pretzel vending. Wichowski holds a PhD in Information Science from SUNY Albany and a BA in Chinese from Connecticut College, completed in three years.
EXPERIENCE
- Fellow Experience Supervisor, US Digital Corps | TTS - GSA
- Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Innovation | City of New York
- Acting Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Broadband | City of New York
- Interim Communications Director | City of New York, Mayor's Office of the CTO
- Associate Commissioner | City of New York, Department of Veterans' Services
- Director of Research & Communication | Harmony Labs
- Director of Media Analysis & Strategy | US Mission to the United Nations
- Presidential Management Fellow | State Department Office of eDiplomacy
- Adjunct Associate Professor | Columbia SIPA
- Adjunct lecturer | SUNY Albany
- Indexer & information architect | Duke, Oxford, Cambridge, etc
- Webmaster | Inverse Theater, Michael Gold Art Gallery
- Off-off Broadway theater | Inverse Theater, etc
- Disaster Relief Field Responder | American Red Cross
- Actor (Mandarin-speaking) | 鸦片战争, etc
- Pretzel vendor | Martin's Pretzel's
- Dishwasher | Connecticut College
EDUCATION
- PhD, Information Science | University at Albany
- BA, Chinese | Connecticut College
RECOGNITION
- Founder & Meta Award, NYC[x] Tech & Innovation Awards | City of New York
- Member | State Department Speakers Bureau
- Top Five Course Award | Columbia University
- Meritorious Honor Award | US Mission to the United Nations
- Meritorious Honor Award | Office of eDiplomacy
- Presidential Management Fellowship | OPM
- Distinguished Dissertation Award | University at Albany
- Women in Technology Award | University at Albany
- Fulbright | Guangzhou, China
