Community connecting tech, policy and politics
Tech. Policy. Politics. Culture.
Our vision at TheBridge is to solve big problems at the intersection of innovation, regulation and culture in unorthodox ways.
We break down silos and bridge this divide through education, community and deep cross-functional expertise.
TheBridge network is a diverse, cross-sector community of professionals spanning the entire tech policy ecosystem — from the c-suite to the white house to engineers to researchers — with a common interest in breaking down silos and collaborating to solve problems.
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Our Community
- Name: Chris Shaw
Current city: Sydney, Australia
Current job: CEO and co-founder, Advanced Navigation
TheBridge profile: Guillaume Bouchard
- Name: Guillaume Bouchard
Current City: London, England
Current Job: CEO of CheckStep
Past Job: Research Scientist
TheBridge profile: Steve Bowsher
- Name: Steve Bowsher
Current City: Menlo Park, CA
Current Job: CEO of IQT (In-Q-Tel)
Past Job: President of IQT, Managing General Partner of IQT, Partner at InterWest Partners
TheBridge profile: Audrey Kurth Cronin
- Name: Audrey Kurth Cronin
Current city: Pittsburgh, PA
Current job: Trustees Professor of Security and Technology and Director of the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST)
Past job: Founding Director, American University's Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology (CSINT)
Bridging the divide
education
TheBridge educates about the intricacies of the biggest issues facing our society, increasing understanding and collaboration among stakeholders across the ecosystem.
communication
TheBridge provides a neutral platform for productive cross-sector discussions on the most hotly-debated issues of our time at the intersection of tech and policy.
We’re breaking down silos and building community, catalyzing meaningful, lasting connections for TheBridge Network.
expertise
We have deep cross-functional expertise and access to leading insights and perspectives. Solving problems through building partnerships and coalitions that enable long-term change and impact, developing unique collaborations, elevating the profiles of key organizational leaders, identifying unique stakeholders and creating opportunities to engage.
LISTEN: TheBridge’s Future of Work event is now a live episode of SF Chronicle’s podcast!
“Mutual understanding will allow for a more collaborative future between technology, policy, politics and society.”
— Allie Brandenburger, Co-founder & CEO of TheBridge