Amy Gleason

Amy Gleason (born 1971 or 1972) is an American healthcare executive and former nurse who has served as the acting administrator of the United States DOGE Service since 2025.

Gleason worked as an emergency room nurse until 2010, when she quit her job after her daughter was diagnosed with juvenile myositis. She co-founded CareSync in 2011 and served as its chief operating officer. After the company abruptly shut down, she began working for the United States Digital Service as a digital services expert in October 2018. Gleason left the Digital Service in December 2021. Gleason served as the chief product officer of Main Street Health.

In December 2024, Gleason rejoined the United States Digital Service as part of the Department of Government Efficiency. In February 2025, an official in the Trump administration stated that Gleason had been serving as the acting administrator of the United States DOGE Service. Her role as administrator was largely assumed by Steve Davis; Gleason has focused on technology at the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Early life and education Gleason was born in 1971 or 1972. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee. Gleason co-founded CareSync in 2011 and served as its chief operating officer. Additionally, Gleason served as the vice president of research for the Cure JM Foundation from 2014 to 2018. Gleason studied gamification at the University of Pennsylvania. She founded a consultancy business, Gleason Strategies, in Florida. In 2015, the Obama administration named Gleason as one of nine "Champions of Change for Precision Medicine". after CareSync abruptly shut down, Gleason joined the United States Digital Service as a digital services expert. Her work involved improving technology systems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Concurrently, Gleason studied healthcare management at Pasco-Hernando State College from 2018 to 2019. She publicly identified her role as a senior advisor at the United States Digital Service in January. By February, Gleason was assisting officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

On February 25, an official in the Trump administration stated that Gleason had been serving as the acting administrator of the United States DOGE Service, though the Department of Government Efficiency was effectively led by Elon Musk. On February 18, Gleason, joined by Kendall Lindemann, met with United States DOGE Service employees who joined the agency as the United States Digital Service. She was viewed by employees as a liaison between existing employees, DOGE employees, and other government agencies.

Despite leading the United States DOGE Service, Gleason was distanced from its operations; her responsibilities were largely assumed by Davis. In February, she was detailed to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and formally hired on March 4. Gleason's work involved modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. She led a plan to standardize data-sharing between the federal government and companies. Gleason later called for a larger federal workforce and greater access to patient data.