President Obama Names David Recordon as Director of White House Information Technology

President Barack Obama announced that David Recordon will serve as the Director of White House Information Technology, a newly created position that will be responsible for modernizing the White House’s own technology. Recordon previously served as an Engineering Director at Facebook, and is a widely respected Silicon Valley technologist. At Facebook, he led software engineering teams responsible for company-wide internal productivity tools that enabled staff to create, share and find information efficiently. Over the course of his time at Facebook, David also oversaw teams responsible for open source, engineering education, and the technology behind the company’s human resources, video conferencing, and physical security efforts.