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Andrew McLaughlin

Mr. McLaughlin is a co-founder and Partner at Higher Ground Labs, a startup accelerator for and venture investor in startups that strengthen democratic institutions and governance. Mr. McLaughlin also serves as Senior Advisor at Sandbox AQ, which combines artificial intelligence and quantum technologies to address challenging problems in cybersecurity, life sciences and healthcare, materials science and manufacturing, global navigation and financial services. From 2019 to 2023, Mr. McLaughlin served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Assembly OSM, a venture-backed startup focused on improving the methods of constructing urban buildings. In addition, Mr. McLaughlin serves as Co-Chair of the board of Access Now, a global not-for-profit devoted to defending and extending the digital rights and security of activists, journalists and citizens at risk around the world. He is also a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of the Starknet Foundation, a permissionless protocol to scale Ethereum while retaining Ethereum’s security and decentralization. Mr. McLaughlin’s prior experience also includes the following: Executive Director of the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale University from 2017 to 2018, Partner at betaworks from 2012 to 2016, Chief Executive Officer of Digg and Instapaper from 2013 to 2015, board member of Chartbeat from 2012 to 2019, Executive Vice President of Tumblr from 2011 to 2012, member of President Obama’s senior White House staff as Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States from 2009 to 2011, Director of Global Public Policy at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) from 2003 to 2009 and Vice President, Chief Policy Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ICANN from 1999 to 2023. Mr. McLaughlin holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a B.A. from Yale University.

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