19. Marina Nitze: “If You Googled ‘Business Efficiency Consultant,’ I Was the Only Result.”
19. Marina Nitze: “If You Googled ‘Business Efficiency Consultant,’ I Was the Only Result.”  
Podcast: People I (Mostly) Admire
Published On: Sat Mar 13 2021
Description: At 27— and without a college degree — she was named chief technology officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Today, Marina Nitze is trying to reform the foster care system. She tells Steve how she hacked the V.A.’s bureaucracy, opens up about her struggle with Type 1 diabetes, and explains how she was building websites for soap opera stars when she was just 12 years old.