Unknowns

There are a few DOGE staffers that have been identified in individual reports, but I have no other details about who they are or what they have done exactly.

Micaela Lopez Ballefin

I don’t have much info on this person yet, but they were named as being a Senior Advisor at the SBA, which was a title also assigned to known DOGE members at that agency

Positions

Position Dates Notes
SBA
unknown Senior Advisor American Oversight

Events

Agency Date Event
5/16
5/16
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov

Samuel Berry

He was named as a member of the DOGE team at USDA in response to a FOIA request from American Oversight. Otherwise, I have no other info yet.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
appointed Special Advisor American Oversight
5/19
converted to permanent position Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency, Office of the Chief Information Officer USDA Flickr

Events

Agency Date Event
4/10
4/10
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.

Sam Beyda

Only public mention is a single NBC reports. More information needed.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
DOL
c.2/13
unknown «No other info besides this report» NBC News

Events

Agency Date Event
2/13
2/13
DOGE staffers granted authorization to use a SQL client for databases file transfer software at Department of Labor, alarming cybersecurity staff that it could be used to remove data. The staffers named are Sam Beyda, Derek Geissler, Cole Killian, Adam Ramada and Jordan Wick.

Brian Burroughs

Unknown , coder

Brian Burroughs was apparently introduced to GSA staff in June by Thomas Shedd and Stephen Ehikian. It apparently seemed “like they were looking for things for him to work on.” Until I find out what those things might be, I am classifying him as an unknown.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
GSA
6/XX
unknown «Not many details besides start date “in June.” Because he is a former IT consultant, I’m not sure if he has been hired or is consulting.» Wired

Joshua Carter

Unknown , analyst

I don’t have much info on this person yet, but they were named as being a Senior Advisor at the SBA, which was a title also assigned to known DOGE members at that agency. He seems to have come from an investment background at Morgan Stanley and his own firm, Sepio Capital.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
SBA
3/XX
appointed Senior Advisor «Start month sourced from his LinkedIn» American Oversight

Events

Agency Date Event
5/16
5/16
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov

Yat Choi

Tech Industry Links: Airbnb

Positions

Position Dates Notes
OPM
6/XX
appointed «reportedly a Canadian working on temp visa which would disqualify for federal role» Wired

Ethan Damiano

I don’t have much info on this person yet, but they were named as being a Special Advisor at the SBA, which was a title also assigned to known DOGE member Aram Moghaddassi

Positions

Position Dates Notes
SBA
unknown Special Advisor American Oversight

Events

Agency Date Event
5/16
5/16
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov

Joshua Fox

Unknown , lawyer

Apart from his appearance on a leaked list of DOGE’s lawyers, there isn’t any public information about Joshua Fox.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
2/XX
appointed The Intercept

Events

Agency Date Event
3/05
3/05
The Intercept receives a list of 30 DOGE staffers working within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including 4 lawyers previously not listed
3/26
3/26
Politico publishes a list of 10 lawyers that it says are linked to DOGE.

Mattieu Gamache-Asselin

Unknown , coder, age 34

Reported as present in HHS in January by ProPublica, but there are no other details about his time there or what he was doing.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
HHS
1/XX-1/XX
unknown Senior Advisor - DOGE, Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources ProPublica

Derek Geissler

Unknown , coder

Apart from a single report by NBC News placing him at the Department of Labor in mid-February, there are no public details about Derek Geissler. According to ProPublica, “Geissler has been working at the GSA since the beginning of the administration in close coordination with political leadership on DOGE special projects, including artificial intelligence and data sharing efforts.” Despite his prominent position, Derek has done a good job of avoiding the spotlight.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
GSA
2/XX
appointed «Assuming early Feb start from appear at DOL, being in Riley Sennott’s calendar»
c.2/13
likely detailed NBC News

Events

Agency Date Event
1/17
1/17
The public calendar of Riley Sennott mentions a 30-minute “SGE Ethics Discussion” meeting with other new DOGE members Derek Geissler, Brooks Morgan and Conor Fennessy included on the invitation. SGE stands for Special Government Employee.
2/13
2/13
DOGE staffers granted authorization to use a SQL client for databases file transfer software at Department of Labor, alarming cybersecurity staff that it could be used to remove data. The staffers named are Sam Beyda, Derek Geissler, Cole Killian, Adam Ramada and Jordan Wick.
3/04
3/04
Wired reports that some DOGE staff (Kyle Schutt, Nate Cavanaugh) are being paid as full-time GSA employees, but other staff are listed as volunteers for that agency.

Patricia Gibson

I don’t have much info on this person yet, but they were named as being a Senior Advisor at the SBA, which was a title also assigned to known DOGE members at that agency. I know that she worked at SBA as a Senior Advisor in the previous Trump administration, so this might be a false alarm, but her LinkedIn listed her current role just as “Organizational Development Consultant” which seems like DOGE’s evasion. However, this is looking like a false alarm.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
SBA
2/XX
unknown Senior Advisor «Start month sourced from her LinkedIn» American Oversight

Events

Agency Date Event
5/16
5/16
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov

Mike Gonzalez

Unknown , executive, age 36

Mike Gonzalez was included in a roundup by Techcrunch of 19 founders and VCs who are part of DOGE. He is linked to Trump administation AI czar David Sacks; both worked at the company Zenefits. He also founded another human resources startup.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
OPM
3/XX
appointed Senior Advisor Techcrunch

Gavin Hamrick

Unknown , analyst

He was identified as part of Nate Cavanaugh’s crew in a raid on IMLS, but I want to confirm he’s part of DOGE first.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
3/31
likely detailed The Handbasket

Nicholas Lahera

Named as a member of DOGE in a FOIA request to DOGE from the House Judiciary Committee, but I have no other details. He appears to be a Director of Marketing who is also the COO/Co-Founder of the conservative WinAmerica PAC.

Jeremy Lichtman

He was named as a member of the DOGE team at USDA in response to a FOIA request from American Oversight. Otherwise, I have no other info yet.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
appointed Advisor on Government Efficiency American Oversight

Events

Agency Date Event
4/10
4/10
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.
5/08
5/08
Jeremy Lichtman emails USDA officials to inform them that GSA (likely Josh Gruenbaum) had directed them to review several agency grants for termination. These terminations were reportedly “awaiting final greenlight from the White House.”

Timothy Ronan

He was named as a member of the DOGE team at USDA in response to a FOIA request from American Oversight. Otherwise, I have no other info yet.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
appointed Special Advisor American Oversight

Events

Agency Date Event
4/10
4/10
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.

Frank Schuler

A former partner in a real-estate investment firm in Atlanta, Frank Schuler was mentioned as one of Stephen Ehikian’s pending appointments on January 20th. He wasn’t sighted in GSA until mid-February, when he appeared in a meeting and was introduced by Nate Cavanaugh. It’s unclear what he is doing for DOGE inside of GSA.

Positions

Position Dates Notes
GSA
c.2/18
appointed Senior Advisor ProPublica

Events

Agency Date Event
c.2/18
c.2/18
ProPublica reports that Frank Schuler has appeared in the GSA directory. (fuzz: Exact date is not provided in the article)
c.2/18
c.2/18
Frank Schuler is introduced on a video call meeting at the GSA by Nate Cavanaugh. (fuzz: Exact date is not provided in the article)
7/21
7/21
Multiple DOGE staff are listed in the invite for a new meeting for political appointees at the agency which will be held once every two weeks. (fuzz: Jeremy Lewin is a Deputy Undersecretary at State, but still a GSA employee?)

Branden Spikes

A longtime associate of Elon Musk at Twitter and other companies, Branden Spikes reportedly spent a couple of months within DOGE, but there are no public details yet.