Summary
Cameron Hickey is a CEO and civic-technology leader with 17 years of experience at the intersection of journalism, research, and software, currently leading the National Conference on Citizenship after directing programs that examine how algorithms shape civic discourse. He builds investigative tools to track disinformation and has led research into social media misinformation at the Harvard Kennedy School. An Emmy-winning producer and cinematographer, Cameron combines documentary storytelling rigor with practical engineering—sometimes hacking in Ruby—to make complex data intelligible to the public and policymakers. Based in Lexington, MA, he founded production and research ventures earlier in his career, blending hands-on filmmaking with web development experience that informs his approach to transparent, accountable civic tech.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Photography, Photography at Bard College