[liberationtech] Presidential Innovation Fellowship at US Treasury Department

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****Deadline Near: Apply by March 17, 2013, for Opportunity to Be a 
Presidential Innovation Fellow at the U.S. Treasury Department / ****

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The U.S. Treasury Department is looking for an innovator to come into 
government for a tour of duty as a Presidential Innovation Fellow, in order 
to help lead Treasury’s Finance Data Initiative. Application deadline is 
March 17, 2013.****

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**Opportunity at Treasury**

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This is an opportunity to be an “entrepreneur in residence” making a 
difference on issues that are national priorities, such as helping 
consumers make decisions about mortgages and student loans. You will help 
lead the Obama Administration’s Finance Data Initiative, an effort to 
release Federal data sets that entrepreneurs and others can use to build 
data-driven apps and tools that help consumers take control of their 
financial lives.****

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We are looking for candidates from a range of backgrounds, including 
technical cofounders, technology executives, policy/law experts, and other 
innovators. The role will involve a range of challenges that require 
creativity, tenacity, and passion—such as opportunities to:****

-- Contribute a first-class technology expert’s perspective to high-impact 
policy initiatives****

-- Manage technology projects that accelerate Treasury’s open data agenda 
(such as the Consumer.Data.gov <http://consumer.data.gov/> platform) 
(although we welcome policy/law experts, too)****

-- Liaise with entrepreneurs, VCs, and other innovators to encourage the 
market to innovate using our data and to solicit ideas and perspectives to 
inform our policy agenda.****

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Learn more about the Finance Data Initiative at 
http://www.treasury.gov/connect/blog/Pages/innovation-help-americans-control-financial-lives.aspx
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**About the White House’s Presidential Innovation Fellows Program**

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The Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program pairs top innovators from 
the private sector, non-profits, and academia with top innovators in 
government to collaborate during focused 6-12 month “tours of duty” to 
develop solutions that can save lives, save taxpayer money, and fuel job 
creation. Each team of innovators is supported by a broader community of 
interested citizens throughout the country.****

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Learn more at http://www.whitehouse.gov/innovationfellows and 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/innovationfellows/open-data-initiatives.****

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**Apply by March 17, 2013, to be a Fellow**

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Candidates with interest in the opportunity should do *both* of the 
following: 1) contact Sophie.Raseman at Treasury.gov[image: Look up in 
Salesforce] AND 2) apply at https://innovationfellows.usa.gov/apply. 
(IMPORTANT: Check “Open Data Initiatives” on the application page - or 
Treasury won’t know you’re interested!)****

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Sophie Raseman****

Director of Smart Disclosure****

U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Consumer Policy
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