Mr. Drew Myklegard is the Product Owner Lighthouse in the Office of Information and Technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is VA’s API management platform enabling developers to build mobile and web apps utilizing standards-based APIs designed to serve VA’s Veterans. Mr. Myklegard joined the VA in October 2013 and has since led the development of a number of applications including an on-demand telemedicine app CareNow, an enterprise wide correspondence management app VIEWS, and a quality control app to measure speed and consistency of the claims process. Prior to the VA, Mr. Myklegard was a consultant with Booz Allen’s Capability and Strategic Technology Innovation Center of Excellence where he focused on healthcare technology and architecture. Mr. Myklegard is also a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a graduate of the Defense Language Institute, and currently continues his service in the US Army Reserves as a Military Intelligence Officer. Born in Idaho, he is a proud Idahoan and a graduate of the College of Idaho.
