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V. David Zvenyach

American government official

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Source revisionJul 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ54861570 ↗
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Vladlen David Zvenyach (born January 16, 1982) is an American government technology executive, author, lawyer, and professor. From 2021 to 2022, he served in the Biden Administration as the Director of the Technology Transformation Services and the Deputy of the Federal Acquisition Service in the U.S. General Services Administration. Zvenyach's prior roles in public service included serving was the executive director of the federal innovation organization 18F and the Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Systems Management within the Federal Acquisition Service. In his role at 18F, he pioneered new methods of government procurement. Zvenyach is also the author of Coding for Lawyers.

Career

From 2021 to 2022, Zvenyach was a senior technical adviser at the General Services Administration, where he served as the Deputy of the Federal Acquisition Service and Director of the Technology Transformation Service. He previously served as the Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Systems Management, Federal Acquisition Service; Acting Executive Director, 18F; and the Assistant Commissioner of Acquisition for GSA's Technology Transformation Service. 18F is division inside the GSA that focused on "injecting the startup culture in the federal government," and Zvenyach helped it maintain senior-level support as the executive branch transitioned from the Obama to Trump administrations.

Zvenyach resigned from his position as a senior technical adviser and Director of GSA's Technology Transformation Services (TTS) on September 9, 2022. This occurred shortly before the release of a report by the GSA Inspector General that was critical of TTS decisions in that role.

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