On your stage.
Keynotes, panels, and briefings that connect AI to the decisions your audience actually faces.
Explore speakingSpeaker · Educator · Public sector practitioner
AI, leadership,
and the work
of government.
I help leaders understand AI, put it to work, and make thoughtful decisions about what comes next.
Dylan Hayden, DPA
Associate Professor of Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Former Enterprise Open Data Team Lead, U.S. HUD
Selected media, speaking & public-service experience
A practical perspective
Technology changes.
Public purpose endures.
AI raises questions that reach well beyond the tools. What should an institution change? What should it protect? And how will it know whether the work is getting better?
I bring experience in government, the classroom, and public conversation to help people work through those questions.
With your team.
Practical workshops that help leaders and staff move from curiosity to informed action.
Explore workshopsIn the conversation.
Clear commentary on government AI, public data, and the institutions behind the headlines.
Interviews & media resources
From understanding to action
Make the next
conversation useful.
The best questions start with your organization’s work. My sessions connect AI capabilities to real responsibilities: serving the public, supporting staff, evaluating evidence, and deciding what to try next.
Leadership teamsPublic agenciesProfessional associations
Writing & ideas
A closer look at what’s changing.
Building Capability, Not Just Buying Technology
What it takes to build the people, judgment, and organizational capacity behind useful AI.
Read the articleTo Serve Man
What a 1962 Twilight Zone episode tells us about the AI industry in 2026.
Read the articleGenerative AI: Mining Housing Data With a Higher Powered Shovel
An applied look at generative AI and housing-data analysis, published in HUD’s research journal.
Read the article (PDF)A conversation worth having.
For your audience, your team, or your next story. Let’s find the right format.