Executive Director and Co-founder
Nossas, Brazil
Alessandra Orofino is the Executive Director and Co-founder of Nossas, where she develops tools and methodologies for activism and participation. She is also the showrunner for Greg News, HBO’s only comedy news show in Brazil, and a columnist at the national newspaper Folha de São Paulo.
Nossas was born out of Alessandra’s experience with Meu Rio, a city-based community of hundreds of thousands of members that work together to impact local politics.
Prior to founding Meu Rio, Alessandra worked at Purpose, a partner organization of Meu Rio, where she set up the company’s office in Brazil. She holds a degree in Economics and Human Rights from Columbia University and was a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts, contributing to their pioneering program in Design for Social Innovation.
Head of Government Innovation Programs
Bloomberg Philanthropies, US
James Anderson leads Government Innovation programs at Bloomberg Philanthropies. The portfolio helps city leaders solve their most vexing challenges through innovation, data and evidence, and collaboration. More than 250 cities worldwide are currently supported through grants, technical expertise, and educational and networking programs.
Before joining Bloomberg Philanthropies, James served as communications director to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. During that time, he was the chief architect of NYC Service, the City’s high impact citizen service strategy. Previously, he served as senior advisor to the commissioner of the City’s homeless services agency, and as communications director for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
University of Warwick, UK
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OECD
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MIT GOV/LAB, US
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Carleton University, Canada
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OECD, France
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Facebook
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Acting Head of Division and Head of Digital Government and Open Data
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Technologiestiftung Berlin, Germany
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CEO
Civocracy, Germany
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Government Digital Service, UK
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Google
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Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil
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Open Charlotte, US
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London School of Economics
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GovTracker, UK
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National Democratic Institute (NDI), US
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ePaństwo Foundation, Poland
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Director
Fundación Avina, Mexico
@comluac
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Grassroot / MIT GOV/LAB
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POPVOX, US
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@markcridge
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City University of Hong Kong, China
Senior Developer
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Civic Hall, US
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
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Reboot, US
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Deputy Mayor of Paris
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Indigo Trust, UK
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Facebook, US
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Luminate
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Research and Data Analyst
@tweetbaack
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World Bank Group, US
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Décider ensemble, France
@tatdef
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Practical Participation, UK
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National Democratic Institute, US
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Open Source Politics, Code for France, Democracy Earth
CWTFO
Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V., Germany
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy
University of Michigan