Mina Hsiang
{{Short description|American engineer and product executive}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mina Hsiang
| office = Administrator of the United States Digital Service
| image = Mina Hsiang (cropped).jpeg
| caption = Photograph of Hsiang used by the USDA during her time as Administrator
| president = Joe Biden
| predecessor = Matt Cutts
| successor = Amy Gleason (as the United States DOGE Service){{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-is-amy-gleason-the-person-named-doges-acting-leader-by-the-white-house/ar-AA1zMBzs?ocid=BingNewsSerp|title=Who is Amy Gleason, the person named doges acting leader|date=February 25, 2025 |last=Foley |first=Ryan |work=The Associated Press |access-date=February 25, 2025}}
| term_start = September 2, 2021
| term_end = January 20, 2025
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|37|2018|July|11}}{{cite news |date=July 11, 2018 |title= Meet the 30 healthcare leaders under 40 who are using technology to shape the future of medicine|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/slideshows/miscellaneous/meet-the-30-healthcare-leaders-under-40-who-are-using-technology-to-shape-the-future-of-medicine/slidelist/64947057.cms#slideid=64947080 |work=Business Insider |access-date=July 11, 2020}}
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| alma_mater = Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MEng)
Harvard University (MBA)
}}
Mina Hsiang (born 1980 or 1981) is an American engineer and product executive. She was the third administrator of the United States Digital Service in the Executive Office of the President of the United States.{{Cite web|last=Riotta|first=Chris|date=September 2, 2021|title=White House names Mina Hsiang to lead USDS -|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2021/09/02/mina-hsiang-usds-director.aspx|access-date=2021-11-20|website=FCW|language=en}} Hsiang was on the original rescue team for Healthcare.gov.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-02|title=Mina Hsiang appointed USDS administrator|url=https://www.fedscoop.com/mina-hsiang-appointed-usds-administrator/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=FedScoop|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-09-02|title=Introducing the Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service: Mina Hsiang|url=https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/introducing-the-administrator-of-the-u-s-digital-service-mina-hsiang-f90ec28b73a9|access-date=2021-10-05|website=U.S. Digital Service|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Office of Management and Budget Announces Mina Hsiang As New Administrator of the United States Digital Service|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/briefing-room/2021/09/02/office-of-management-and-budget-announces-mina-hsiang-as-new-administrator-of-the-united-states-digital-service/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=The White House|date=2 September 2021 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=OMB Names New U.S. Digital Service Chief|url=https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2021/09/omb-names-new-us-digital-service-chief/185047/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Nextgov.com|date=2 September 2021 |language=en}}
Education
Hsiang received a Bachelors of Science and Masters of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MBA from the Harvard Business School.{{Cite web|date=November 9, 2015|first=Erin |last=Carson |title=Mina Hsiang: Engineer. Healthcare.gov rescue team member. Health data wrangler.|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/mina-hsiang-engineer-healthcare-gov-rescue-team-member-health-data-wrangler/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=TechRepublic|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=casper|title=Mina Hsiang|url=https://www.launch.org/council_person/mina-hsiang/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=LAUNCH|language=en-US}}
Career
Hsiang's experience ranges across startups, venture capital, consulting and government. In her early career, Hsiang worked on healthcare projects in rural Malawi for the Clinton Foundation and in the prosthetics program with DEKA Research & Development Corporation. She helped start two companies in her role at General Catalyst Partners. She also served as the Vice President of Market Strategy for Optum Analytics. After leaving Optum, she joined the federal government as a member of the team that helped improve the Healthcare.gov website. Afterwards, Hsiang was a tech lead for the Precision Medicine Initiative. She was the founding executive director of the Digital Service at Health and Human Services. After leaving the federal government, she helped build Devoted Health as its Vice President of New Market Development.
In 2021, she was named the third administrator of the United States Digital Service.{{Cite web|title=On The Ground. Building Technology in the Public Interest.|url=https://shorensteincenter.org/event/ground-building-technology-public-interest/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Shorenstein Center|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Human-Centered Policymaking|url=https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/human-centered-policymaking|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs|language=en}} Hsiang is the first woman and first Asian American to be the administrator of the United States Digital Service.{{Cite web|date=September 2, 2021|title=Exclusive: New boss for government's tech "SWAT team"|url=https://www.axios.com/new-boss-us-digital-service-mina-hsiang-6d4d3a2e-689e-4026-a27f-5e06fc783c57.html|access-date=October 13, 2021|work=Axios}}
Hsiang received a waiver that allowed her to hold on to her stock portfolio while serving in her leadership role in government. Hsiang owned shares of Rebellion Defense, an artificial intelligence defense company, which she disclosed to the federal government. Hsiang sold the shares three weeks after being appointed administrator of the United States Digital Service, which was within the required deadline to do so. In 2022, the Project on Government Oversight raised questions about the propriety of her stock holdings.{{cite news |last=Leonard |first=Kimberly |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Watchdog group: Biden's top digital officer has financial investments that 'do real harm to the American people' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/watchdog-complaint-biden-ethics-investments-digital-omb-2022-2 |work=Business Insider|access-date=February 16, 2022}} In 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense made two purchases from Rebellion Defense totaling $225,000."[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N6893622P0133_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- Purchase Order (PO) PIID N6893622P0133]". USAspending.gov."[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N0017822P6682_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- Purchase Order (PO) PIID N0017822P6682]". USAspending.gov.
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