Erie Meyer is an American technologist and federal government executive. She currently serves as Chief Technologist of the

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(CFPB) and previously served as Chief Technologist of the

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(FTC) under FTC Chair

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in 2021. Meyer had also served as a technologist in the office of then-FTC Commissioner

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. Meyer is the co-founder of the networking list Tech Ladymafia with

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. In 2022, she was named a Tech Titan by '' Washingtonian'' magazine''.''

Education and awards

Meyer graduated from

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’s journalism school in 2006, and began her career in digital service delivery and

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. Meyer co-founded Tech LadyMafia with her close friend

. Meyer was named

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for technology and as part of Fedscoop's Top 50 Women in Tech. In 2018, Meyer was featured among "America's Top 50 Women In Tech" by

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Career and Government service

After college, Meyer worked for digital strategy firm Blue State Digital and then transitioned to public service by working for then-

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. In that role, she stood up the first digital communications function.

Obama Administration

When

became the first Director of the

, Meyer joined his team in Washington and founded the Tech and Innovation team. She then served as Senior Advisor to the United States Chief Technology Officer

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at the White House, and co-founded of the

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at the

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. In that role, Meyer worked on Open Data Initiatives, the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, and cross-agency programs to improve technology in government. In 2017, Meyer served as the Senior Director at

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, a non-profit organization.

FTC and Biden Administration

In 2018, Meyer joined the

(FTC) in the office of then-Commissioner

as a technology advisor. In that role, she worked on the Safeguards Rule technology oversight issues. In June 2021, Meyer was appointed as the Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission. Upon Rohit Chopra's appointment and confirmation as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2021, Meyer moved to serve as a Chief Technologist at the CFPB.

References

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