Anil DashSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Described as a “blogging pioneer” by the New Yorker, Dash has a unique presence on social media, where he’s been blogging continuously since 1999 with definitive analyses of both the technology industry and its impact on culture, earning recognition as a Webby honoree with one of the only personal blogs to have been cited in sources ranging from the New York Times to the BBC to TMZ, as well as hundreds of academic citations. In 2013, Time named @anildash one of the best accounts on Twitter, and it is the only account ever retweeted by both Bill Gates and Prince, a succinct summarization of Dash’s interests. As a writer and artist, Dash has been a contributing editor and monthly columnist for Wired, has had his works exhibited in the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and DJed the XOXO arts festival.

Prior to joining Fog Creek, Dash cofounded Makerbase, an online community for people who make apps and websites, and Activate, the boutique management consultancy which defines strategies for the most important companies in media and technology.

Earlier in his career, Dash founded the non-profit Expert Labs, a research initiative backed by the MacArthur Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) which collaborated with the Obama administration on direct public engagement in policy making. He also helped start Six Apart, the seminal social media company that invented the publishing technology behind many of the earliest and most influential blogs on the Internet.

Dash is based in New York City, where he lives with his wife Alaina Browne and their son Malcolm. Dash has never played a round of golf, drank a cup of coffee, or graduated from college.