Press & speaking.
Bios, headshots, talk topics and facts, ready to use. To book me for a podcast, panel or keynote, email me@javierdutan.com. I reply within a day or two.
Quick facts
- NAME
- Javier Dutan
- FOCUS
- Frontier talent for the U.S.
- NOW
- Founder, Ayla · Co-founder, Awana
- BEFORE
- U.S. Digital Service (2022–2024) · Reddit · founded Sabor
- BASED IN
- New York · also DC, the Space Coast and Quito
- ONLINE
- javierdutan.com · linkedin.com/in/javierdutan
Bios
Javier Dutan helps the U.S. hire the best frontier talent. He is the founder of Ayla and co-founder of Awana.
Javier Dutan helps the U.S. hire the best frontier talent. He is the founder of Ayla, an independent public-sector job board and recruiter console, and co-founder of Awana, which builds U.S.-led engineering teams. He recruited technologists for federal agencies at the U.S. Digital Service from 2022 to 2024, and engineers at Reddit before that.
Javier Dutan helps the U.S. hire the best frontier talent. He is the founder of Ayla, an independent public-sector job board and recruiter console built to keep America at the forefront, and co-founder of Awana, which builds U.S.-led engineering teams, including engineers who evaluate frontier AI for labs. From 2022 to 2024 he recruited technologists for federal agencies at the U.S. Digital Service; before that he recruited engineers at Reddit. Earlier, he founded Sabor, a point-of-sale used by 12,000+ restaurants, after an early Bitcoin payments startup and a restaurant in Brooklyn. A first-generation New Yorker, he splits his time between New York, Washington, the Space Coast and Quito, and connects founders and investors through private, curated events.
Headshots
Need a different crop, a wide shot for episode art or a higher-resolution file? Email me@javierdutan.com.
Talks
- 01How the U.S. hires frontier talentPANEL · PODCAST · KEYNOTE
- 02Building U.S. teams with engineers from Latin AmericaPANEL · PODCAST · OP-ED
- 03From recruiter to software builderPODCAST · WORKSHOP
Appearances
- Moderator, “Hiring at the Frontier,” STATION DC
- Treehouse live session with Ryan Carson
- Tech Jr Podcast guest
- Nathan Latka interview, on Sabor
- Microsoft BizSpark feature, on Sabor
- Cointelegraph interview
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable pitch, AlleyWatch
Fact sheet
| FACT | FIGURE | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|
| Ayla | 700+ public job sources | aylagov.com, Oct 2026 |
| Awana | 500+ placements for 200+ clients | awana.io, Oct 2026 |
| Sabor | 12,000+ restaurants used it | Company records |
| Sabor | 9,000+ restaurants on the system | Nathan Latka interview, 2018 |
A note for writers: Javier worked at the U.S. Digital Service from 2022 to 2024. It was renamed the U.S. DOGE Service in January 2025, after he left. Ayla is independent and not a government website.
Booking
Podcasts, panels, keynotes and op-eds. Send the audience and the date.