New York, New York, United States
Anil Dash is a technologist, writer and activist recognized as a leading advocate for making innovative technology that is ethical and inclusive. A Webby Awards lifetime achievement honoree, he has been CEO or founder of several groundbreaking startups including Glitch, the beloved creative community for developers acquired by Fastly in 2022. Today, he is principal and cofounder of antitech, which helps organizations thrive by building good, thoughtful technology. Dash is a leading voice in tech, uniquely serving as both an analyst of cutting-edge innovations and a critical perspective on the risks and harms that can happen without accountability. A former monthly columnist and contributing editor for Wired, he has written for publications ranging from The Atlantic to Rolling Stone to Businessweek, while his personal blog of over 25 years has been cited by everyone from sitting U.S. Senators to hundreds of academic papers to TMZ. Dash serves on the board of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, defending digital human rights and free expression, and is chair of the board of the Lower East Side Girls Club, serving girls and families in need in New York City. Previously, he advised the Obama White House's Office of Digital Strategy and served a decade on the board of Stack Overflow. While CEO of Glitch, the company became the first tech startup to voluntarily recognize its workers' union. Described by The New Yorker as a "blogging pioneer" and by the New York Times as a "Prince scholar," he has had a varied career as artist and creator — co-creating the earliest implementation of the technology later known as NFTs, exhibiting work at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and collaborating with Lin-Manuel Miranda on a wildly popular Spotify playlist serving as an educational throwback mixtape. His social media account remains the only one ever retweeted by both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Prince, a succinct summarization of Dash's interests. Dash has been featured everywhere from the Aspen Ideas Festival to Desus and Mero, and has guested on a surprisingly broad swath of your favorite podcasts. Dash lives in New York City with his wife Alaina Browne, their child, and two dogs. Like most people, he has never played a round of golf, drank a cup of coffee, filed a patent, or graduated from college.
The Lower Eastside Girls Club connects girls and young women to healthy and successful futures. Our state-of-the-art center offers a safe haven with programs in the arts, sciences, leadership, entrepreneurship, and wellness for middle and high school girls. Programs are offered at no cost to girls and their families. I'm proud to serve as a board member, focused on helping modernize the way the club serves its community and the girls who rely on its services.
Joined Fastly with the acquisition of Glitch and lead the Developer Experience, Compute, and Product Marketing teams within the product organization. Our teams have revitalized Fastly’s connection to its core developer audience while launching flagship products that broaden the company’s portfolio to key markets like AI and storage, all built on top of a unique and powerful developer platform.
Board member of the pre-eminent journalistic organization focused on technology accountability, until its merger with CalMatters in 2024.