Alexander Howard is an accomplished editor, writer, speaker, storyteller, analyst, consultant, strategist, moderator, and digital democracy expert. He studied Biology and Sociology at Colby College and is a graduate of Germantown Friends School. He has held various positions in different organizations, including Director of the Digital Democracy Project at Demand Progress Educational Fund, Founder at E-PluribusUnum.org, and Consultant at Standup Republic Foundation. Alexander has previously served as Deputy Director and Senior Analyst at Sunlight Foundation, Senior Editor at The Huffington Post, and Columnist at TechRepublic, CBS Interactive. He has also worked as a Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University and as a Research Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. Besides, Alexander has impressive skills in design, knowledge management, and operations support, and has served as an Apprentice at Charles Hajdu Builders and a Knowledge Broker at Bain & Company, respectively. He is passionate about digital democracy, civic tech, journalism, open government, and technology trends, and has been a featured speaker at several conferences and events.