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Future of Diplomacy Project and Diplomacy PIC luncheon with Alec Ross, Senior Adviser, Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Future of Diplomacy Project and Diplomacy PIC luncheon with Alec Ross, Senior Adviser, Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Alec worked on the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team and served as Convener for Obama for America's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Policy Committee.
In 2000, Alec Ross and three colleagues co-founded One Economy, a global nonprofit that uses innovative approaches to deliver the power of technology and information about education, jobs, health care and other vital issues to low-income people. During his eight years at One Economy, it grew from a team of four people working in a basement to the world's largest digital divide organization, with programs on four continents.
Alec started his career as a sixth grade teacher in inner-city Baltimore through Teach for America. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.