Andrew Rasiej is a civic entrepreneur, technology strategist and founder of Personal Democracy Media focusing on the intersection of technology and government. He recently founded Civic Hall, an 18,000-square-foot community center and event space for civic innovation in NYC. He is the chairman of NY Tech Meetup, a 46,000+-member organization of technologists, venture funders and marketers representing the NYC Tech ecosystem. He is the founder of MOUSE.org, a nonprofit focused on 21st century public education. He is also Senior Technology Advisor to the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington, D.C. organization using technology to make government more transparent. Andrew is on Twitter at @rasiej.