Jeremy Bowers

Jeremy Bowers is the Global Chief Technology Officer at POLITICO, appointed in April 2023.12 He has an extensive background in news technology and digital journalism, with a unique career path that began unexpectedly.

Professional Background

Early Career and Education:

• Graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science23
• Initially wanted to pursue law but did not perform well on the LSAT
• Started in IT support at a local newspaper, which sparked his interest in technology3

Notable Career Positions:

• Tampa Bay Times: News technologist, contributed to the Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact23
• NPR: News applications developer24
• The New York Times:
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Senior Editor for News Applications
  • Rebuilt live election results infrastructure24
• The Washington Post:
  • Director of Engineering
  • Managed a team of over 65 engineers and managers124

Current Role at POLITICO

As Global CTO, Bowers is responsible for:

• Enacting and upgrading POLITICO's global technology strategy
• Strengthening the IT organization
• Leading technology initiatives
• Managing a globally distributed technology team125

Bowers has over 15 years of news technology leadership experience and is passionate about combining technology with journalism.1 He is active on platforms like GitHub and Twitter, where he shares his professional interests and writes about food.