Anil Dash

The Lower Eastside Girls Club connects girls and young women to healthy and successful futures. Our state-of-­the-­art center offers a safe haven with programs in the arts, sciences, leadership, entrepreneurship, and wellness for middle and high school girls. Programs are offered at no cost to girls and their families. I'm proud to serve as a board member, focused on helping modernize the way the club serves its community and the girls who rely on its services.

Joined Fastly with the acquisition of Glitch and lead the Developer Experience, Compute, and Product Marketing teams within the product organization. Our teams have revitalized Fastly’s connection to its core developer audience while launching flagship products that broaden the company’s portfolio to key markets like AI and storage, all built on top of a unique and powerful developer platform.

Board member of the pre-eminent journalistic organization focused on technology accountability, until its merger with CalMatters in 2024.

Glitch is the friendly community where millions of people created & shared tens of millions of apps together. Initially founded as Fog Creek Software in 2000 (best known for its role in creating Trello, Stack Overflow, and many other pioneering products), the company was relaunched as Glitch, Inc. in 2018 to focus on growing its groundbreaking developer community, Glitch. Glitch inspired millions of creators and coders around the world to make apps that pushed the web forward and shaped popular… Show more

Glitch is the friendly community where millions of people created & shared tens of millions of apps together. Initially founded as Fog Creek Software in 2000 (best known for its role in creating Trello, Stack Overflow, and many other pioneering products), the company was relaunched as Glitch, Inc. in 2018 to focus on growing its groundbreaking developer community, Glitch. Glitch inspired millions of creators and coders around the world to make apps that pushed the web forward and shaped popular culture, enabling everyone from kids creating their first web sites to the most advanced coders at the world’s leading tech companies to come together in one friendly community. In 2022, Glitch was acquired by Fastly. Show less

Data & Society is the pre-eminent research institute focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development. I served on the organization's board from its founding and was inspired by the passion of the D&S community and the importance of its mission during the organization’s extraordinarily impactful and influential first decade. My tenure on the board ended after successfully helping implement governance policies which included term limits for all board… Show more

Data & Society is the pre-eminent research institute focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development. I served on the organization's board from its founding and was inspired by the passion of the D&S community and the importance of its mission during the organization’s extraordinarily impactful and influential first decade. My tenure on the board ended after successfully helping implement governance policies which included term limits for all board members. Show less

Served as a member of the Board of Directors for the largest community of developers in the world from its initial round of funding until its successful exit. After informally advising the founders, I became a dedicated voice of representation for the community on the board, a unique form of advocacy for a community-driven company, and a reflection of the collaborative spirit that made the company so innovative and successful.

Co-founded the leading strategy consulting firm working for the most significant companies at the intersection of technology and media, with Michael Wolf. Each year, Activate's Outlook offers an annual report looking forward for the industry, providing definitive guidance and insight into the future of tech and media.

Makerbase was a directory of apps and websites and all the people who make them, like an IMDb for apps. Launched at the White House's first ever Demo Day, my cofounder Gina Trapani and I created it to be a resource for the entire technology industry and for those who would like to be in it. My role has been in defining the product and leading the community, and now Makerbase has found a home at Fog Creek Software.

ThinkUp was the first analytics tool for social media that helped you get more meaning out of the time you spend on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. I cofounded the company with Gina Trapani.

Monthly opinion column about how technology & internet companies and their products shape culture, and what it means.

Founding Director of Expert Labs, a new independent non-profit initiative to help policy makers in the Federal government connect with the expertise of their fellow citizens.

Founder of initiative designed to increase engagement in public policy by soliciting public input through social networks.

Helped promote and popularize blogging for individuals, organizations, and institutions through public speaking, community engagement, and outreach efforts. Lead community and communications for Six Apart's blogging products, including Movable Type, TypePad, LiveJournal and Vox. As the first employee of Six Apart, involved in company community, product strategy, design, and marketing since startup.

Digital development for the parent company of the Village Voice and several other leading alt weeklies across the U.S.