Recode Decode: U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

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DJ Patil, America's first Chief Data Scientist, talks about his nearly two years in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, working on initiatives around health care and policing. Patil grew up in Silicon Valley, and has worked at Skype, LinkedIn and eBay; he says that techies in the private sector should consider a "tour of duty" in the government to be one of their civic duties. He says opening up the vast amounts of data collected by government agencies can make everyone better-off — as long as personal data like health records can be properly secured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:18.4	Hi, I'm Kara Swisher, executive editor of RECode.
0:22.0	You may know me as the person asking the Hamilton team to do a musical about the Obama presidency,
0:26.7	but in my spare time, I talk tech and you're listening to RECode D-code,
0:30.1	a podcast about tech and media's key players, big ideas, and how they're changing the world we live in.
0:34.7	You can subscribe to RECode D-code at iTunes.com slash RECode D-code,
0:38.6	and while you're there, leave us a review.
0:40.9	Today in the red chair is DJ Patel, from the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy.
0:47.2	DJ is the country's first ever chief data scientist,
0:50.4	and since assuming that role in February of 2015,
0:53.5	he has worked on several technological initiatives within the government
0:57.0	and recruiting other tech talent to the White House.
0:59.7	Previously, he worked at places like LinkedIn, eBay, Relate IQ, DJ, Welcome to RECode D-code.
1:06.1	Thank you. How are you doing? I'm well.
1:08.0	Good. Let's go a little bit into your background because you're a Silicon Valley guy.
1:11.4	You've been around forever, correct?
1:13.0	I have, but not in the usual way.
1:14.7	Not in the usual way. Well, explain, give your background because we're going to get into what you've been doing as chief data scientist,
1:19.4	which means your chief geek, correct of the United States, or one of them.
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