Ryan Brack (Director of Strategic Partnerships) previously managed global communications and public affairs at Google. Prior to that, Ryan served as Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s first Director of Online Communications and was a founding member of the Mayor's Social Media Advisory and Research Taskforce. He is a veteran of the notably tech-centric candidacies of Howard Dean for President and Ned Lamont for US Senate and former Board Member of LGBT non-profits Out Astoria and The Q Spot.