18F
GovernmentFounded Mar 2014 (12 years old)HQ: United States General Services Administration Building18f.gsa.gov ↗
Key People
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Angela Colter
Acting Executive Director
Jul 2018 – Feb 2020
Acting Executive Director July 2018 – February 2020; previously Director of Strategy (Oct 2017 – July 2018); joined 18F February 2016; left to join Nava as Program Director.
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Aaron Snow
Executive Director
2015 – 2016
Executive Director 2015–October 2016; previously co-founded 18F in 2014; transitioned to senior advisor role at TTS after stepping down.
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Chris CairnsFounder
Co-Founder
2014 – present
Co-founder of 18F in 2014; 2013 Presidential Innovation Fellow; co-founded 18F Consulting; later became CEO of Skylight.
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Alison RowlandFounder
Co-Founder
2014 – present
Co-founder of 18F in 2014; former Presidential Innovation Fellow; previously at Sunlight Foundation; later moved to Capital One.
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Uchenna Moka-Solana
Acting Executive Director
2021 – present
First Black woman to serve as acting executive director of 18F; joined 18F in 2018; GSA appointed as new leader in March 2021.
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Lindsay Young
Executive Director
– Mar 2025
Executive Director; served for approximately 10 years at 18F (longest-running employee); led cloud.gov portfolio; was director when 18F was shut down by DOGE in March 2025.
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Brian Whittaker
Acting Executive Director
Feb 2020 – present
Acting Executive Director from February 2020; succeeded Angela Colter; had been Deputy Executive Director at the Centers of Excellence program; with GSA since 2016.
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| Facts: | 9 structured (10 total) |
| Records: | 7 in 1 collection |