Twenty-five years at the intersection of technology and democracy — inside the campaigns, the platforms, and the rooms where the decisions got made. The synthesis, the patterns, and the early warnings from someone who was actually in the machine.
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Founder of Anchor Change. Twenty-five years at the intersection of tech, politics, and democracy. Ex-Facebook. Writing the book about it. "Election whisperer to the tech industry" — Foreign Policy. Proud Wisconsinite.
Former congressional staffer/campaign manager; writer for Newsweek, Washington Monthly, Raw Story; host of Beyond Politics podcast; dad, husband, coach
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