Laura Quinn is a founder of Catalist, and has led the day-to-day management since its inception in 2006; assembling the team, and guiding the company from concept, through capitalization, to full production. Ms. Quinn has an extensive background in communications, technology and data innovation. She is a founding partner of QRS Newmedia, Inc. started in 1996, which specializes in communication technology design and integration services. QRS clients have included the DNC and every Democratic Presidential campaign from1996 through 2008; a wide of range of progressive organizations and non-profits; and other corporate and academic institutions. Ms. Quinn was also a founder of Copernicus Analytics which provided innovative micro-targeting and modeling services to progressive organizations and campaigns. Prior to these endeavors, Ms. Quinn served in the White House as Deputy Chief of Staff for Vice President Gore. Previously, Ms. Quinn spent several years on Capitol Hill as the Director of the Democratic Technology and Communications Committee for Democratic Majority Leader Senator Tom Daschle in the U.S. Senate; as Communications Director for Senators Jay Rockefeller and Carl Levin; and in a variety of senior staff and advisory roles for various not-for-profit organizations and political campaigns.