Boon Sheridan is a Digital Service for the Planet Fellow. He is a UX designer and researcher with decades of experience helping learn from people what their goals are as they use the tools and services built for them. He joined EPIC in May 2025 after four years of service at 18F, a digital services team within the General Services Administration. Boon spent most of his time working with the Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) on innovation in permitting technology. While there, he interviewed hundreds of NEPA practitioners, applicants, and technologists looking to improve the permitting process for all. He was a co-author of a report delivered to Congress via CEQ on innovation in permitting technology. At 18F, he helped build and launch the American Climate Corps site, the first federal program to employ thousands of young Americans in the clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience sectors. He was also the research lead for redesigning and launching Get.gov, the domain management service for .gov, the top-level domain for U.S. government agencies. Before 18F, he worked at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, and companies like IBM, Nasdaq, and Digitas.
