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Michael Slaby
Alma materBrown University (AB)
Websitewww.michaelslaby.com

Michael Slaby is an American entrepreneur, currently serving the Chief Strategist at New York-based nonprofit, Harmony Labs. He previously ran the Chicago-based startup he founded, Timshel,[1] which developed the platform known as The Groundwork.[2][3]

Background

Slaby attended Brown University, where he earned an AB in English literature and Biochemistry.[4] Slaby was the Chief Technology Officer of Obama for America in 2008. In 2012, he rejoined the campaign as Chief Integration and Innovation Officer.[5] When the campaign finished, he began work on social impact organizations that leverage technology to create social movements.

Hillary Clinton also used the technologies developed by Slaby and his team in her presidential campaign.[6]

Slaby is the former chief technology strategist for TomorrowVentures, which is an angel investment fund for Eric Schmidt.[2]

References

  1. ^ Rekdal, Andreas (April 7, 2016). "Obama's former CTO gives organizations the tools to build movements". builtinchicago. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Pasick, Adam; Fernholz, Tim (October 9, 2015). "The Groundwork: The stealthy, Eric Schmidt-backed startup that's working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House". QZ. Quartz Media LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Keeley, Colin (June 2, 2016). "Social Impact, Helping Clinton Beat Trump & Engaging Communities - Michael Slaby / Founder of Timshel". techinchicago. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Michael Slaby". Harmony Labs. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  5. ^ Dickinson, Tim (December 7, 2012). "The Obama Campaign's Real Heroes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  6. ^ Higgins S, Tim (May 23, 2016). "Clinton Campaign Doubles Down on Data Analytics". govtech. Retrieved March 21, 2017.