Andrew Rasiej

Andrew Rasiej is a civic and social entrepreneur, technology strategist, and Founder of Civic Hall @ Union Square, a newly built collaborative work and event space located in the heart of New York City’s technology startup district, supporting a growing community of people and organizations building technology solutions for the public good. Prior to Civic Hall, Andrew was the Founder of the annual Personal Democracy Forum, which was known as the world's largest and best-known gathering focusing on the intersection of technology, politics, and government. He is the Chairman Emeritus of the NY Tech Alliance, a 60,000+-member organization of New Yorkers working in the New York technology ecosystem. He also the Founder of MOUSE.org, which provides technology education in public schools in New York and many other global locations. Among other projects, Andrew was a Senior Technology Advisor to the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington, DC organization using technology to help make government more transparent and accountable. Andrew lives and works near Union Square in New York City and can be followed on Twitter at @Rasiej.