18. Andrew Rasiej (expertise: New Media & Politics)
Andrew Rasiej is a civic and social entrepreneur, technology strategist, and Founder and CEO of Civic Hall. He is also the Founder of Personal Democracy Media, which produces Personal Democracy Forum and other events about intersection of technology and politics. Andrew is the Founder of MOUSE.org, which focuses on 21st century public education; Co-Founder of Mideastwire.com, which translates Arabic and Farsi news and opinion pieces into English; Senior Technology Advisor to the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington, DC-based organization, which uses technology to make the government more transparent; and Chairman of the NY Tech Meetup, which is a 50,000-member organization of technologists, venture funders, marketers, representing start up and more mature companies using technology to transform themselves, New York City, and the world.
