Sean
Parker's Latest Startup Aims to
Boost Civic Involvement
Napster co-founder and former Facebook President
Sean Parker has resurfaced — as the CEO of a
Startup that hopes to prompt more Americans to take part in local politics and government.
Veteran Venture Capitalist Ron Conway and Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff are also investing in the venture, called Brigade, according to Ja** Cabrera, worldwide EVP at PR firm Burson-Marsteller. The news was originally reported in
Politico
Parker is investing more than $9 million in Brigade and will be chairman and CEO of the company. Adam Conner, Facebook's first Washington D.C. lobbyist, will be Brigade's VP of politics. Yahoo engineer John Thrall will be the company's VP of engineering, and former LinkedIn SVP David Henke will sit on Brigade's board
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