Wharton Club of DC

Meet the Speaker:

Clay is Director and CTO of Sunlight Labs. Prior joining Sunlight, Clay was one of the four founders of Blue State Digital, the progressive left's premier technology and online strategy firm. This firm, which was born out of the Howard Dean campaign, was also responsible for Barack Obama's Web presence. At Blue State Digital, Clay was responsible for developing the organization's brand and building its initial client roster. He also had a hand at building some of the company's early technical tools. Before joining Blue State, Johnson was the lead programmer for Dean for America in 2004, overseeing the development of grassroots tools such as GetLocal, DeanLink and Project Commons.

Prior to entering politics, Johnson was a technologist at Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com) where he helped to develop the company's Web syndication product. He also started the first Internet Knowledge Exchange, KnowPost.com, and worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence at a Venture Capital firm, but still claims that he learned the most from his first job -- as a waiter at Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia.

With a new administration in the White House under perilous market conditions, companies and organizations are grasping for what's going to happen and what the implications of the new stimulus package and recovery.gov means for our businesses. At the same time, the technical community is calling for and the White House is opening the door for "Government 2.0."

Key questions:

How do sites and activities, such as recovery.gov, pave the way for new projects?
What new opportunities are being created out of the administration's thirst for new ideas and technology?
What's coming after after recovery.gov?

Sunlight Labs director Clay Johnson will present his take on where the new administration is headed and how it impacts businesses.

Directions:

Directions to 1934 Old Gallows Road, 4th Floor (Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP):
Coming south on 495 towards Northern Virginia, take the exit for Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) to Tysons's Corner. Immediately swing over to the far left lane. Make a left (toward the Tiffany shopping center) and make an immediate left onto the access road. Take the access road past the Filene's Basement and make the next right. Drive past Border's (on the right) and Bertucci's on the left and make the right into the second parking garage (for Bank and Bertucci customers). The office provides validation so bring your ticket in with you for free parking. Coming from Old Gallows Rd, make a left into the site and veer gently to the right and make a left into the first parking garage. Enter through the glass doors (one of which is marked with the Bank of America logo). We will post a member at the door to ensure your entry. Thanks.

For more information about this program or the Business of Government Roundtable, please RSVP to Monisha Mittal, the Roundtable leader, at mmittal@lmi.org.