Ryan Riedel

Coder, age 37
Tech Industry Links: SpaceX
Exited govt: 3/07/25 (reported)
Before being named to the role of Chief Information Officer at the Department of Energy, Ryan Riedel was a lead network security engineer at SpaceX. After initially granting elevated access to Adam Ramada and Luke Farritor, he lasted for about a month in the role before resigning and presumably leaving government service.

Positions

Appointed:
2/07/25-3/07/25 Chief Information Officer $195,200
Offboarding:
Left govt 3/07/25 (reported)
Source: Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26
Source: Energy CIO departs after short tenure NextGov, 3/07/25