Open Data and Government

Workshop
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 2:15 pm
Senior Advisor to the Chief Technology Officer
US Dept. of Health and Human Services

Aman Bhandari is currently a senior advisor to the Chief Technology Officer in the Office of the Secretary of US Department of Health and Human Services. Bhandari works on health innovation policy for HHS CTO Todd Park and also the newly formed Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Previously he worked at the White House reporting directly to the US CTO, Aneesh Chopra, on a variety of health policy issues (including mobile health and open government) and promoted national initiatives at the intersection of technology, innovation, data, and health, engaging the private sector as well as the traditional players. He has a Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management from the University of California, Berkeley and a certificate in bioentrepreneurship from the Haas School of Business. He has worked in a variety of public health roles, from working in a malaria lab to conducting research in an urban HIV/AIDS clinic to writing case studies on one of the only non-profit medical device manufacturing facilities in the world. Bhandari has published in journals ranging from Health Affairs to Innovations in Technology, Governance and Globalization. In the past he has worked at Genentech, the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies and served as a director of the Knowledge and Social Responsibility Program for the National Conference for Community and Justice.

Director of Strategy and Communications
Code for America

Abhi Nemani leads Code for America’s national outreach and awareness campaigns, which have been featured in the New York Times and Mashable, as well as spearheading new program development, such as the launch of a civic startup accelerator. He is also currently directing the development of Civic Commons, a marketplace for government technology. Prior to Code for America, Nemani led a 30-person research team at the Rose Institute to increase transparency in government, and has had stints with Google and the Center for American Progress. He graduated magna cum laude from Claremont McKenna College with a honors degree in philosophy, Ppolitics, and economics (PPE). As a designer, editor, and developer, Nemani has extensive experience creating popular and award-winning websites, magazines, graphics, and publications.