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Alan Joseph Williams

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Public Sector at OpenAI
📍 United States

Alan Joseph Williams leads Public Sector initiatives at OpenAI, focusing on helping government agencies deploy AI for cybersecurity and service design. His career is dedicated to enhancing public services through technology, building on extensive experience in civic tech. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Tulane University.

His professional life is driven by a deep-seated passion for designing more dignified and accessible government services. This mission has been a consistent thread from his work with food stamp accessibility to his current focus on bringing frontier AI capabilities to public servants.

He led the GetCalFresh.org initiative, which he grew from a side project to a service that assisted nearly 8 million families in California.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Public Sector
Location
United States
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AI in Government
His current role at OpenAI is dedicated to helping state and local governments, such as Nebraska and Massachusetts, safely and effectively implement AI.
Public Service UX
His entire career has focused on improving the user experience of public services, from directing GetCalFresh.org to his work at Civill and Propel.
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Career

Work history

5-2026
Public Sector
OpenAI
2023 - 2026
VP, New Ventures
Propel, Inc
2019 - 2022
VP Design
Propel, Inc
2018 - 2019
Director
Civilla
2014 - 2018
Director, GetCalFresh.org
Code for America
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Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Tulane University
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