DOGE Track

Tai Groot

Coder
One of the new names at the National Design Studio. Unclear if a designer or an engineer. He also seems to be linked to the Social Security Administration.

Positions

Appointed:
7/XX/25 «Guessing started at NDS because identified by White House as staffer»
Source: New White House design team aims for ‘delightful’ websites — changing design ethos in the process NextGov, 2/23/26
Detailed To:
7/XX/25 likely detailed from NDS IT Cybersecurity Expert «Guessing a detail because of NDS link»
Source: LinkedIn profile for Tai Groot LinkedIn, 

Events

7/XX/25
Appointed:
Tai Groot starts at NDS.
Appointed: Tai Groot 7/XX/25
Source: New White House design team aims for ‘delightful’ websites — changing design ethos in the process NextGov, 2/23/26
Note: Guessing started at NDS because identified by White House as staffer
Detailed To:
Tai Groot detailed from NDS to SSA
NDS? Detailed To: SSA Tai Groot 7/XX/25
Position Title: IT Cybersecurity Expert
Source: LinkedIn profile for Tai Groot LinkedIn, 
Note: Guessing a detail because of NDS link
2/23/26
Identification:
An article on the National Design Studio in NextGov lists several people as associated with National Design Studio, including some names that hadn’t been mentioned previously.
Person: Braden Steffaniak, Caelin Sutch, Edward Coristine, Greg Hogan, Jaylee Adams, Joe Gebbia, Kaitlyn Koller, Nate Brown, Tai Groot, Tyler Kim
Source: New White House design team aims for ‘delightful’ websites — changing design ethos in the process NextGov, 2/23/26
Agency: NDS