Dr. Alexis Wichowski (she/her)

Dr. Alexis Wichowski works, teaches, and writes on technology, government, and power. She currently serves as Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies for the MS and Executive MS Technology management.

Recent public services roles include Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the City of New York, Associate Commissioner for NYC's Department of Veterans' Services, and various roles within the US Department of State and the US Mission to the United Nations.

She frequently writes about tech's impact on life, such as the 2020 book "The Information Trade: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Transforms Our World" (HarperCollins). Past life work includes disaster relief, literary translation, media impact research, indexing, coding, theater production, and pretzel vending.

Alexis Wichowski holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from SUNY Albany and a BA in Chinese from Connecticut College, completed in three years.