Catherine Bracy
Lafayette, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCatherine Bracy is a civic technologist and founder-CEO who has spent 13+ years building civic tech networks and translating tech talent into public service impact, most recently leading TechEquity to tackle tech-driven inequality. She grew Code for America’s Brigade into a 50,000+ volunteer network and founded Code for All to connect civic technologists across six continents, demonstrating rare skill at scaling grassroots technical communities. Her experience includes creating the first-ever Technology Field Office for a presidential campaign, directing volunteer-built products, and shaping best practices for civic engagement adopted by cities nationwide. Catherine also brings institutional and governance experience from roles at Harvard’s Berkman Center and board seats at Data & Society and Terner Housing Lab, blending policy, research, and operational leadership. She’s writing a forthcoming book, World Eaters, that critiques venture capital’s harms to labor and housing markets—an angle that informs her advocacy for equitable tech policy. Based in Lafayette, CA, she pairs community organizing instincts with strategic fundraising and partnership-building to move systemic change.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Public Policy, Public Policy at University of Texas-AustinBA, Communication, BA, Communication at Boston College
Github Skills (6)
jekyll7
hugo7
javascript2
python2
css1
web-development1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
codeforamerica/brigade-staff
Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:32 comments, 410 issues in 9 months
americacommunities
codeforamerica/tech-plus-communities
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:5 issues in 1 day
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