Brewster Kahle (pronounced /ˈkeɪl/ 'kale'[1]) (born 1960)[2] is a computer engineer, internet entrepreneur, activist, and digital librarian. He graduated from MIT in 1982 with a BS degree in Computer Science & Engineering where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. The emphasis of his studies was artificial intelligence; he studied under Marvin Minsky and W. Daniel Hillis. He was an early member of the Thinking Machines team, where he invented the WAIS system. He later started WAIS, Inc.
Steven Gluckstern currently serves as Chairman, President and CEO of Ivivi Technologies, Inc, a medical technology firm pioneering the development of targeted pulsed electromagnetic filed therapies (“electroceuticals.”) Ivivi’s first family of non-invasive, non-pharmacological electroceuticals focuses on living tissue’s anti-inflammatory cascade/response, and its accompanying nitric oxide/angiogenic effects which include pain reduction and soft tissue regeneration.
Donnie Fowler is an American political activist from Columbia, South Carolina, who now lives in San Francisco. He has worked in the technology, telecommunications, and political world for more than 20 years. Fowler has worked at the state and national level on the presidential campaigns of Dick Gephardt, Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Wes Clark, John Kerry, and Barack Obama.
John Balbach is Managing Partner of the Cleantech Group™, LLC worldwide and heads the Cleantech Group’s Silicon Valley office.Prior to joining the Cleantech Group, John served as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, advisor to world leaders, founder of international non-profits and senior policy-maker in Washington, D.C. John’s responsibilities have included managing US national security allocations exceeding $12 billion, launching 18 early-stage companies and raising or advising on the placement of $350 million in capital for private and public companies.
Felicia Wong manages the research and development of the Alliance's strategic investment portfolio and has led the restructuring of the DA's investment process over the last year. Prior to joining the Alliance, she was Vice President, Operations and Vice President, Product Development at Teachscape, a K-12 education services company. In these roles, she was responsible for the company's annual operating plan and the development and delivery of all company products.
Rahul is Head of Business Development & Marketing at Virgance. Prior to Virgance, Rahul was part of the early team at Spock where he served as Vice President and directed all marketing and operations for the leading people search engine. Rahul was instrumental in growing traffic to over 12 million unique visitors via distribution partnerships with leading Internet brands. Spock was successfully acquired by Intellius.
Pam is a marketing professional with 25 years of experience, but don't hold that against her. She doesn't let her experience stand in the way of bringing unique and fresh perspective to everything she does. Her degree in industrial design, work as an independent filmmaker (her short films have been honored around the world, including at Sundance), and her global travel influence her creative approach to life and work. Most of her career has been spent at the world's top ad agencies.
Ahmad is the founder, and CEO of Urban Economy, a community and economic development advisory firm and the managing director of its innovation network, a global platform for urban leaders to innovate change in cities and communities. Ahmad’s core interests lie at tackling the challenges and opportunities that intersect between community development, the global innovation economy, and regional competitiveness.
Barry Kendall is the executive director of the Commonweal Institute, a think tank focused on building a more coordinated and effective progressive movement. He is also the Co-Chair of the Progressive Ideas Network, a nationwide alliance of multi-issue think tanks and activist organizations. Holding a doctorate from Stanford University, Barry is an expert on the role of religion in American culture and politics. He is a 2009 recipient of the "40 Under 40" Award from the New Leaders Council, and he is proud to serve as an adviser to Netroots Nation.
Jeremy Faludi (LEED AP) is a sustainable design strategist and researcher at Project FROG. He also teaches green design at Stanford University, where he created the graduate/undergraduate class ME221: Green Design Tools and Metrics, and at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and California College of the Arts. In the past, he has worked for Rocky Mountain Institute, The Biomimicry Institute, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, among others.
As some of you may have heard, Google last week made a surprise decision to stop developing Google Wave at the end of this year. At Next Agenda, we are very disappointed by this news.
