Gina Cooper
Gina Cooper is the founder and past CEO of Netroots Nation. Her approach to online politics, which relies on technology to bring together engaged Americans and political experts, has become a cornerstone of the progressive movement. Cooper continues to explore innovative ways in which the Internet can help ordinary people become invested in finding their own political solutions, nationally and internationally. Current start-ups include ProjectOnePage, TweetProgress, Middlecoast, and Cooper Strategies. She blogs her personal thoughts as a citizen-turned-political-operative at ginacooper.com and regularly appears on cnn.com as a progressive spokesperson. She served on candidate Obama’s advisory committee for Technology, Media, and Telecommunications.