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Patrick Kigongo (He/him)

Product Manager, 18F

Patrick Kigongo is Los Angeles-based Product Manager with over a decade of experience leading cross-functional teams in the delivery of digital products and services.

Patrick graduated from University of Maryland, College Park with Bachelor’s degrees in Government & Politics and French Language and Literature. He also holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. From 2020 until 2025, Patrick worked as a product manager at 18F, a digital consultancy that once lived within  the US government's General Services Administration. Patrick previously worked in fashion, entertainment/gossip, sports media, and corporate social responsibility.

Sessions

Main Track

What might have been

The demise of 18F abandoned many promising initiatives. See More.
Main Track

How to level up government

Most change is gradual and incremental. But there are times in history when technology offers a step-change: The printing press; broadcast media; computers. See More.