Rebecca Piazza
Executive Director, Safety Net Strategy
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolRebecca Piazza is an executive leader who has spent more than 25 years modernizing how government technology delivers public benefits, blending a technical foundation as a former software developer with deep domain expertise in Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC. As Executive Director of Safety Net Strategy at Code for America and a Shorenstein Fellow, she directs cross-sector initiatives that make the social safety net more client-centered, accessible, and effective. Her recent senior roles at USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service—where she served as Senior Advisor for Delivery and Chief of Staff—saw her apply service design, procurement reform, and hands-on product delivery to large federal programs. Prior leadership at 18F, Nava, and in consulting reinforced her skill in scaling human-centered digital services and reforming government procurement. Based in Washington, DC, she is known for combining systems thinking with practical software and research experience to simplify complex entitlement systems for vulnerable populations. An often-overlooked strength is her ability to translate frontline user research into executable policy and procurement changes that stick.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Tulane University
Github Skills (39)
recurly10
policies9
api8
transparency8
lists7
nodejs7
lms7
finance7
product-management7
passwords7
rest-api7
redirect6
restful6
candidate6
restful-api6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
rdpiazza/python-class
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
18F/product-guide
Feb 2016 - Feb 2017
A handbook for the 18F product team and to promote our product management best practices.
Contributions:20 commits, 22 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year
product-teamlmshandbook18fpromote
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