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30 May 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure. — tap to centre the map on it Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A digital-service team embedded in an unchanged agency produces no lasting change once it moves on. — tap to centre the map on it A digital-service team embedded in an unchanged agency produces no lasting change once it moves on. Last stated 4 months ago
30 May 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated 3 days ago
18 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Flat, manager-free organisations do not deliver the equality they promise: they get abandoned, and the informal power left behind is unaccountable. — tap to centre the map on it Flat, manager-free organisations do not deliver the equality they promise: they get abandoned, and the informal power left behind is unaccountable. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Government work is a bureaucratic slog and is still the place where a technologist can have the biggest impact on the country. — tap to centre the map on it Government work is a bureaucratic slog and is still the place where a technologist can have the biggest impact on the country. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
MK
Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones. — tap to centre the map on it When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: School reform cannot work, because the system being reformed has no intention of being reformed. — tap to centre the map on it School reform cannot work, because the system being reformed has no intention of being reformed. Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI data centres cannot be meaningfully reformed without a fundamental change of course and ideology in the industry. — tap to centre the map on it AI data centres cannot be meaningfully reformed without a fundamental change of course and ideology in the industry. Last stated 5 months ago
1 May 2026
KJ
Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. — tap to centre the map on it Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. Last stated 2 years ago
4 Mar 2025
FM
Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-02-25 — tap for who they are
FM
Friedrich Merz — no longer holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it. — tap to centre the map on it A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. — tap to centre the map on it A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new monetary network with its own unit can only bootstrap from zero to mass adoption through a period of upward price volatility. — tap to centre the map on it A new monetary network with its own unit can only bootstrap from zero to mass adoption through a period of upward price volatility. Last stated a year ago
6 Jul 2025
LA
Lyn Alden — holds since 2025-07-06 — tap for who they are
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A well-functioning reform team within a bureaucracy can end up excusing the lack of deeper structural change.
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Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure.
Holds
A digital-service team embedded in an unchanged agency produces no lasting change once it moves on.
Holds
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Holds
Flat, manager-free organisations do not deliver the equality they promise: they get abandoned, and the informal power left behind is unaccountable.
Holds
Government work is a bureaucratic slog and is still the place where a technologist can have the biggest impact on the country.
Holds
When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones.
Holds
School reform cannot work, because the system being reformed has no intention of being reformed.
Holds
AI data centres cannot be meaningfully reformed without a fundamental change of course and ideology in the industry.
Holds
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Holds
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Holds
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Holds
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Holds
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Holds
Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed.
No longer holds
A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it.
Holds
A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output.
Holds
A new monetary network with its own unit can only bootstrap from zero to mass adoption through a period of upward price volatility.
Holds