Michael Slaby


Michael Slaby is an American entrepreneur, currently serving the Chief Strategist at New York-based nonprofit, Harmony Labs. He previously ran the Chicago-based startup he founded, Timshel, which developed the platform known as The Groundwork.

Background

Slaby attended Brown University, where he earned an AB in English literature and Biochemistry. Slaby was the Chief Technology Officer of Obama for America in 2008. In 2012, he rejoined the campaign as Chief Integration and Innovation Officer. When the campaign finished, he began work on social impact organizations that leverage technology to create social movements.
Hillary Clinton also used the technologies developed by Slaby and his team in her presidential campaign.
Slaby is the former chief technology strategist for TomorrowVentures, which is an angel investment fund for Eric Schmidt.