Summary
David Recordon is a seasoned technology leader and software engineer with 22 years of experience building and modernizing large-scale systems across government, philanthropy, and industry. He’s driven high-impact programs from the White House—where he led IT modernization and secure communications—to product and engineering leadership roles at Facebook, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and AI teams at Meta and Anthropic. Known for blending hands-on engineering with strategic program building, he has launched open platforms, led infrastructure and security organizations, and guided startups through AI-enabled product development and exits. Based in San Francisco, he pairs deep operational rigor (including TS/SCI-level work) with a talent for assembling mission-driven teams that turn complex policy and technical constraints into pragmatic, deployable solutions.
22 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer