How Microsoft Gets Its Cheeky On

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Jan 19

Today I'm happy to announce that I've taken a full time position as Director of Innovative Social Engagement for Microsoft, in its U.S. Public Sector division that handles federal, state, and local government, education, and healthcare business. I'll be staying in the DC area (where the division is headquartered) and will still be involved in some other activities, such as co-chairing the Government 2.0 Expo in May, and tweeting as "Cheeky Geeky."

I see this position as something akin to the "public diplomacy" that governments conduct to proactively shape the communications environment within which state (in this case, comany) activities are performed. You can read much more about my vision for this new and somewhat unusual role on Brian Solis' media and networking blog.

Thanks to all the people who have wished me well, and who continue to read the things I write.

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Jan 19, 2010

JB Holston said...

COngrats! Let's talk! We're doing a ton with MS in social computing on SharePoint around the world, and gov a big 2010 focus for us with MS

Jan 19, 2010

Mark Drapeau said...

Thanks JB, who is "we"?

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Dr. Mark Drapeau is a biological scientist, government and private-sector consultant, and prolific writer on science, technology, innovation, government, and society. He recently joined Microsoft's U.S. Public Sector division as Director of Innovative Social Engagement. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and until recently he held the position of Associate Research Fellow at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Mark is currently a regular writer for Washington Life, Federal Computer Week, and numerous high-profile blogs. He is a co-founder of Government 2.0 Club and is the co-chair of the O'Reilly Media / TechWeb-produced Gov 2.0 Expo. Mark has a B.S. and Ph.D. in biology and has held postdoctoral fellowships from the NIH and AAAS. His research has considered many topics, from the origin of insect behavioral instincts to the honeybee genome to government operations during pandemic flu to the uses of biological metaphors in national security.