Christopher Putney leads the Technology Program’s cross-cutting technology talent and workforce initiatives at EPIC. He also supports EPIC’s evolving legislative affairs work related to environmental tech and data use in government, tech capacity, and other workforce priorities. He also leads EPIC’s Digital Service for the Planet (DSP) initiative in partnership with New America Foundation’s Tech & Democracy program. Before EPIC, he worked in Deloitte’s Government & Public Services practice doing technology modernization, human capital, workforce strategy, and change management for federal clients in the executive branch and DoD. His earlier work spanned mission-driven settings, but includes roles in campaigns, non-profits, academia, a small e-commerce start-up, and working for a Member of Congress. He holds degrees in Government and Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin (BA), and in Political Science, from the City University of New York (CUNY).