The Department of Better Technology helps governments deliver great software to the people they serve.
Our Team
Josh Goldstein Co-Founder and CEO
Before joining DOBT, Josh worked for the World Bank Group, Google and UNICEF Innovations, helping governments use technology to become more effective and inclusive. He is on leave from a PhD at Princeton University and has competed in several ultra-marathons.
Adam Becker Co-Founder
Adam met Clay Johnson as part of the inaugural Presidential Innovation Fellowship class, and co-founded DOBT once they left. He is an experienced software developer who actively contributes to and maintains several open-source software projects.
Clay Johnson Chairman
Clay co-founded DOBT as an inaugural Presidential Innovation Fellow leading the RFP-EZ project, a federal experiment in procurement. Clay previously co-founded Blue State Digital, the firm that built and managed Barack Obama’s online presidential campaign in 2008. He is currently Senior VP of Digital Products at Points of Light.
Victor Lymar Engineering
Victor Lymar is an accomplished software engineer. He comes to DOBT from Scribd (YC S06), where he worked on one of the world's largest Rails apps in production. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Computer Science & Cognitive Science program and is also an avid rock climber.
Kari Mah Customer Success
Kari is a writer and developer who previously raised funds for community-based organizations and served as a fellow at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. She is a graduate of Pomona College and a competitive powerlifter.
Josh Rubenoff Product and Design
Josh comes to DOBT from two years of leading UI animation, visual QA and design prototyping for a healthcare IT company. He specializes in organizational culture and improving internal design processes.
Andrew Brown Engineering
As a graduate of Missouri S&T, Andrew brings experience in software development at both startups and tech giants. He has written two novels and 100+ short stories and contributed to open source products for writers and other creatives.
