A community of progressives in tech, ready to act.
Tech is the operating system of our democracy. Most of the people making our laws don't understand it. Many of those who do don't share our values.
There's a large group of us who do, ready and willing to help, but unclear on how to engage. This is the way in.
Tech for Democracy organizes and activates progressives in tech to get involved and do something about it, now and going forward.
The first gathering of the community. We'll hear from builders and organizers, and leave with concrete ways to get involved.
How the event runs: a welcome and what we're building, how organizing actually happens and where we fit, a demo of tech built for this moment, and two concrete ways to act before you log off.
Sits on the board of Creative Commons, where he was president and CEO, and the board of the Texas Tribune. Former Chief Digital Officer of the Obama Foundation, with earlier roles at Twitter and YouTube.
Building Intension, a tool that measures and protects attention in a fragmented digital day. Earlier he founded Up to Us, a Gen Z voter-engagement organization that got 1.5 million young people ready to vote, doubled voter-registration conversion for HeadCount, and built DidMyFriendsVote.org, used 500,000 times in its first 48 hours.
Thirty years in tech, including as CEO of Bitly. Now a coach and advisor to leaders of high-growth technology companies.
The economy. Climate. Trade. Healthcare. Work. What people believe and how they vote. It all runs through tech.
Every hearing on AI, privacy, antitrust, or platforms makes it clear. They're regulating systems they can't see.
They're funding the most reactionary politics in the country. They don't speak for us.
Our experience and skills have never been more relevant or needed.
We need help building this. If you want to organize, bring people in, or pitch in another way, get in touch.