Will Byrne
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Will Byrne is an activist and entrepreneur. Will was named one of Forbes’s 30 Under 30,[1] and his writing has appeared in Forbes and Fast Company.[2][3]
Career
Early career
Prior to founding Groundswell, Will worked in journalism at Der Spiegel as well as the American Academy in Berlin, Germany, before joining Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign.[4]
Obama for America
During his work on President Obama's 2008 Campaign, Will utilized online and offline community organizing tactics. While doing this work, Byrne and his co-founders saw the impact of community organizing in the political sphere.[5][6] Rather than joining the administration after Obama was elected, Will went on to develop these tactics as a social entrepreneur.[7]
Groundswell
In 2009, Will, Max Harper, Marcus Ryan, John Lauer, Kristen Psaki, and Tony Ficarotta co-founded Groundswell after working on President Obama’s 2008 campaign. Groundswell is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that uses collective buying power to drive positive social change, especially in the clean energy sector.[8]
Stanford Design School
In 2015 Will joined the Stanford Design School as a Civic Innovation Fellow.[9]
Honors and awards
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Selection; Social Entrepreneurs, Forbes Magazine (December 2012) [1]
- Global Fellow, Ashoka Innovators for the Public, December 2011 [10]
- Global Shaper, World Economic Forum, 2011
- Champions of Change, White House Executive Office of the President, 2011 [4][11]
- Young Atlanticist Network, Atlantic Council, January 2014
- Cordes Social Entrepreneurship Fellow (Global), 2010
- Lisa B. Hall Fellow, Concord Academy, 2013 [12]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Forbes 30 Under 30" Forbes, Retrieved on 17 December 2012
- ^ "4 Innovators Using Civic Consumption to Change the World" Forbes, Retrieved on 23 December 2013
- ^ "Purchasing Power is Social Impact Power" Fast Company, Retrieved on 22 June 2012
- ^ a b "Champions of Change: William Byrne" Whitehouse.gov
- ^ "Power in Numbers: Crowd Purchasing Brings Clean Energy Within Reach" Grist, Retrieved on 16 May 2012
- ^ "The Evolution of a Green Organization" BlogTalkRadio, Retrieved on 21 March 2012
- ^ "Who’s Next: Will Byrne" Washington Life, Retrieved on 19 May 2011
- ^ "The Evolution of Cool in DC. Will Byrne: Socially Conscious CEO" Capitol File magazine, Retrieved on 1 June 2014
- ^ "Will Byrne". The Whiteboard. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Will Byrne | Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker". www.ashoka.org.
- ^ "Champions of Change: Harnessing the Power of Community and Clean Energy" White House Blog, Retrieved 13 April 2011
- ^ "Hall Fellowship".