David Recordon (born September 4, 1986) is an American technologist with an open standards and
open source background.[3] He is currently the
Chief Technology Officer at Rebellion Defense. From January 2021 to September 2022, he served as the Director of Technology in the
White House under U.S. President
Joe Biden. He previously served in a similar role during the last two years of the
presidency of Barack Obama.[4] Between his roles in government, he worked as Vice President of Infrastructure and Security at the
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Earlier in his career, he played an important role in the development and evangelism for
OpenID and
OAuth.
Biography
Born in
Portland,
Oregon, Recordon began working with open source software and open standards in high school, including working for
LiveJournal. At age 19, he played an important role in the development and popularization of
OpenID and
OAuth, and is probably best known for his evangelism on behalf of the decentralized single-sign-on protocol.[5] In 2007, he became the youngest recipient of the
Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award.[6][non-primary source needed]
In March 2015, Recordon was appointed to the newly created position of Director of White House Information Technology by President
Barack Obama.[4] Through this role, he drove major technology modernization efforts touching nearly every aspect of the White House.[7] Following the end of the Obama administration, Recordon was hired as Vice President of Infrastructure and Security at the
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and resided in
San Francisco.
In the run-up to the
2020 United States presidential election, Recordon volunteered as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the
Presidential transition of Joe Biden, and, on January 5, 2021, Recordon was named as the Director of Technology in the White House Office of Management and Administration for the incoming administration of President
Joe Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris.[8] In this role, he drove massive modernization of classified systems in partnership with the
DoD and the
IC.
David Recordon (born September 4, 1986) is an American technologist with an open standards and
open source background.[3] He is currently the
Chief Technology Officer at Rebellion Defense. From January 2021 to September 2022, he served as the Director of Technology in the
White House under U.S. President
Joe Biden. He previously served in a similar role during the last two years of the
presidency of Barack Obama.[4] Between his roles in government, he worked as Vice President of Infrastructure and Security at the
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Earlier in his career, he played an important role in the development and evangelism for
OpenID and
OAuth.
Biography
Born in
Portland,
Oregon, Recordon began working with open source software and open standards in high school, including working for
LiveJournal. At age 19, he played an important role in the development and popularization of
OpenID and
OAuth, and is probably best known for his evangelism on behalf of the decentralized single-sign-on protocol.[5] In 2007, he became the youngest recipient of the
Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award.[6][non-primary source needed]
In March 2015, Recordon was appointed to the newly created position of Director of White House Information Technology by President
Barack Obama.[4] Through this role, he drove major technology modernization efforts touching nearly every aspect of the White House.[7] Following the end of the Obama administration, Recordon was hired as Vice President of Infrastructure and Security at the
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and resided in
San Francisco.
In the run-up to the
2020 United States presidential election, Recordon volunteered as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the
Presidential transition of Joe Biden, and, on January 5, 2021, Recordon was named as the Director of Technology in the White House Office of Management and Administration for the incoming administration of President
Joe Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris.[8] In this role, he drove massive modernization of classified systems in partnership with the
DoD and the
IC.