Mitchell Kapor

Founder of Lotus Development Corporation

Mitchell Kapor is a software entrepreneur, investor, social change activist, and philanthropist. He founded Lotus Development Corporation in 1982 and designed Lotus 1-2-3, the "killer app" that established the desktop software industry. He is the co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends freedoms in the online world, and was the founding Chair of the Mozilla Foundation, which makes the open source Firefox web browser. He has also served as Adjunct/Visiting Professor at MIT. He received a B.A. degree in psychology from Yale University in 1971 and a Master's degree in psychology from Beacon College in 1978. Mitchell is also a trustee of the Mitchell Kapor Foundation, which works to insure fairness and equity, particularly for low-income communities of color and of the Level Playing Field Institute, which works to ensure fairness from the classroom to the boardroom. He is still actively investing in startup companies in information technology in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Laurie David	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Howard Dean, Elizabeth Warren, Betty Castor, Jon Tester
Annette P Cumming	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Elizabeth Helen Markey, Howard Dean, Elizabeth Warren, Betty Castor, Ann Wynia, Dale McCormick, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
BettyLu Saltzman	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Foster, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, Paul Tsongas, Betty Castor, Ann Wynia, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
Gary M Lauder	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Foster, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Samuel Gejdenson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester
Wendy Wolf	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Elizabeth Helen Markey, Jeff Merkley, Howard Dean, Elizabeth Warren, Betty Castor, Ann Wynia, Martha Coakley
Shanti Fry	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Ron Wyden, Cynthia McKinney, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Elizabeth Warren, Paul Tsongas, Ann Wynia, Barbara A Hildt, Natalie M Davis, Martha Coakley
Elaine Schuster	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Democracy for America, Elizabeth Warren, Paul Tsongas, Betty Castor, Martha Coakley
Gail Furman	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Howard Dean, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
Jamie Gorelick	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Miles S Rapoport, Betty Castor, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
Marilyn Katzenberg	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Samuel Gejdenson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren, Betty Castor, Jon Tester
David L desJardins	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Bill Foster, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Vote Hope, Big Sky Senate Victory, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
Cynthia Friedman	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Samuel Gejdenson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Howard Dean, Elizabeth Warren, Geri Rothman-Serot, Betty Castor, Ann Wynia, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
Eugenie C Havemeyer	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Cynthia McKinney, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Elizabeth Helen Markey, Darcy Burner, Judith W Baker, Elizabeth Warren, Betty Castor, Ann Wynia, Dale McCormick
John Koza	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Foster, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Ed Markey, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Geri Rothman-Serot, Jon Tester, Debra Bowen
Nancy Meyer	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Victory in New York, Kay R Hagan, Elizabeth Helen Markey, Jeff Merkley, Judith W Baker, Elizabeth Warren, Betty Castor, Dale McCormick, Jon Tester
Lynn G Cutler	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Foster, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Howard Dean, Elizabeth Warren, Betty Castor, Ann Wynia, Martha Coakley
Elizabeth Bagley	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Elizabeth Warren, Paul Tsongas, Betty Castor, Jon Tester
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Samuel Gejdenson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Al Franken, Jeff Merkley, Betty Castor, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
Karla Jurvetson	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Bill Foster, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Ed Markey, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Jeff Merkley, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester, Martha Coakley
Elizabeth Conant	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Kay R Hagan, Al Franken, Elizabeth Helen Markey, Democracy for America, Darcy Burner, Judith W Baker, Howard Dean, Geri Rothman-Serot, Betty Castor, Barbara A Hildt, Alice J Kryzan, Martha Coakley

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Aliases	Mitch Kapor

Mitchell Kapor

Founder of Lotus Development Corporation

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