About
Former Deputy CTO of the United States, partner at betaworks, CEO of Digg and Instapaper, head of global public policy at Google, and Chief Policy Officer of ICANN.
Experience
- SandboxAQChief Operating Officercurrent2024 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- GlobantMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 β present
- Starknet FoundationMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 β present
- Higher Ground LabsCo-founder / Partnercurrent2017 β presentNew York, NY
- betaworksVenture Partnercurrent2016 β presentGreater New York City Area
- betaworksPartner2012 β 2016Greater New York City Area
- betaworksEntrepreneur in residence2012Greater New York City Area
- Project LibertySenior advisor2021 β 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Assembly OSMPresident & COO2019 β 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Electric Coin CompanyBoard Member2018 β 2022
- ChartbeatMember, Board of Directors2013 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY)Executive Director2017 β 2018Greater New York City Area
- Medium.comHead of Various Bits2016Greater New York City Area
- DiggExecutive Chairman2015 β 2016Greater New York City Area
- DiggCEO2013 β 2015Greater New York City Area
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkSenior Fellow in Internet Governance and Cybersecurity, School of International and Public Affairs2014 β 2015Greater New York City Area
- InstapaperCEO2013 β 2015Greater New York City Area
- Princeton Center for Information Technology PolicyFellow2011 β 2012Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- TumblrExecutive Vice President2011 β 2012New York, NY
- Stanford Law SchoolLecturer in Law, Stanford Law School; and Fellow, Center for Internet and Society2011 β 2012Palo Alto, CA
- Civic CommonsExecutive Director2011
- Executive Office of the PresidentDeputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States2009 β 2011Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Google Inc.Director of Global Public Policy2004 β 2009
- Harvard Law SchoolSenior Fellow2002 β 2003
- ICANNVice President & Chief Policy Officer1998 β 2002
- U.S. House of RepresentativesCounsel1997 β 1998
- Jenner & BlockAssociate1995 β 1997
- US Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitLaw clerk1994 β 1995Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Skills & more
Public Policy99Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Non-profits52Government77Politics96Policy62Nonprofits63Social Media47Telecommunications20Change Management20Strategic Partnerships38
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TeachingBloggingBusiness StrategyInternational RelationsIntellectual PropertyNew MediaInnovation ManagementCommunity SitesLeadershipManagementStrategyPublic SpeakingFrom Andrew's professional profile.
Colleagues at Higher Ground Labs
Addisu Demissie
Principal & Co-Founder, 50+1 Strategies at Higher Ground Labs
Aia Sarycheva
Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners at Higher Ground Labs
Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground Labs
Arthur Thompson
CTO, DNC at Higher Ground Labs
Aveek Majumdar
Founder, TSQ Advisors at Higher Ground Labs
Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network at Higher Ground Labs
Beth Bafford
CEO, Climate United at Higher Ground Labs
Betsy Hoover
Founder and Managing Partner at Higher Ground Labs
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew McLaughlin?
- Former Deputy CTO of the United States, partner at betaworks, CEO of Digg and Instapaper, head of global public policy at Google, and Chief Policy Officer of ICANN.
- Where does Andrew McLaughlin work?
- Andrew McLaughlin is Partner at Higher Ground Labs.
- Where did Andrew McLaughlin go to school?
- Andrew McLaughlin studied at Harvard Law School (JD, Law); Yale University (BA, History); Robbinsdale Armstrong High School (High School).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Law School164
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Shared employers
Also worked at betaworks22
Eghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAndy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Mathias SchillingInvestor at HeadlineSam CashInvestor at Entropy Industrial CapitalLiz HartleyInvestor at BroadscaleJohn BorthwickManaging Partner at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc
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Also worked at Chartbeat6
Also worked at Digg9
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Also worked at Executive Office of the President26
Shane WallPartner & President of CXO Network at FusionRohan PatelVenture Partner at Overture ClimateSierra PetersonFounder + Managing Partner at Voyager PartnersAneesh ChopraObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesKathy PhamInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAlfred JohnsonCEO Partner at Ardent Venture
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