John Sampson
Head Of US Public Policy at Workday
Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Sampson is a seasoned public policy leader with 35 years of Capitol Hill and Washington advocacy experience and 14 years directing technology-government engagement for Microsoft and now Workday. He combines deep political acumen—built advising House leadership and managing relationships with multiple CEOs—with hands-on technical literacy, having contributed to front-end work on notable open-source projects like the Brave browser and the Sizzle selector engine. Known for translating complex technology trends (notably generative AI) into actionable policy, he has run cross-functional teams that span engineering, legal, and communications to seize strategic opportunities. Equally comfortable briefing executives and legislators, he has a track record of forging long-term, high-impact partnerships and turning “big-bet” initiatives into measurable results.
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoTown School for BoysSan Francisco University High School
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Github contributions (5)
brave/browser-laptop
Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
[DEPRECATED] Please see https://github.com/brave/brave-browser for the current version of Brave
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:92 commits, 72 PRs, 109 pushes in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:John primarily contributed to the user interface and styling aspects of the Brave browser. Their work involved fixing layout issues within the navigation bar, addressing problems with extension button behavior, and improving the display of badge counters. They also made improvements to the about:extensions page and the display of download items. Additionally, the user implemented the use of pseudo-elements for audio indicators and adjusted badge layouts, as well as some javascript.
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brave/brave-core
Aug 2020 - May 2021
Core engine for the Brave browser for mobile and desktop. For issues https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:130 reviews, 7 commits, 56 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:John primarily contributed to the UI/UX aspects of the Brave browser, specifically focusing on the new tab page and the AI chat features. Their work included styling scrollbars, introducing support for custom system prompts, and implementing new UI components, such as those utilizing Nala components. They also worked on improving the user experience by positioning the cursor at the end of the input when editing and fixing a UI flicker.
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