About MeetupMeetup brings people together in thousands of cities to do more of what they want to do in life. It is organized around one simple idea: when we get together and do the things that matter to us, we're at our best. And that's what Meetup does. It brings people together to do, explore, teach and learn the things that help them come alive.For example, people run marathons, thanks to running Meetups. They write, thanks to writing Meetups. They change their careers, thanks to career Meetups. Because at Meetups, people welcome each other. They talk, help, mentor, and support each other -- all in pursuit of moving their lives forward.Meetup.comMUC_279dcb36-1e05-11e7-8f44-4e806551e223Meetup Board of DirectorsAndreas StavropoulosDraper Fisher Jurvetson -- Andreas is a venture capitalist and Managing Director at DFJ, where he serves on the Boards of a number of cool companies, including Meetup. Andreas focuses primarily on software investments (enterprise infrastructure and consumer/Internet), wireless networking, and technology-enabled services.Brad BurnhamUnion Square Ventures -- Brad is a founding partner of Union Square Ventures, an early stage venture capital group in New York. He invests in web services which, like Meetup, have the potential to fundamentally change important markets. He currently serves on the boards of Indeed, Pinch Media, Tumblr, Bug Labs, Wesabe, Adaptive Blue, and Oddcast.Di-Ann EisnorWaze -- Di-Ann Eisnor, VP Platform & Partnership runs US operations and is crafting the cartography of "live mapping" for Israeli crowd-sourced navigation and real-time traffic start-up, Waze.Di-Ann is a neogeography pioneer and serial entrepreneur employing all means to increase the world's citizen mappers.Prior to Waze, Di-Ann was Co-Founder and CEO of Platial, a widely adopted mobile and online social mapping service funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ram Shriram and others. Di-Ann holds a BS in Studio Art and Business Administration from New York University.Esther DysonEDventure -- Esther Dyson is editor of Release 1.0 (a CNET Networks property) and serves as court jester to the online world, as loving critic, angel investor, long-sighted analyst and enthusiastic participant.Scott HeifermanMeetup -- Scott is Meetup's co-founder & CEO and focuses the team on our dream of a Meetup Everywhere about Most Everything (MEME). He co-founded the NY Tech Meetup and is organizer or member of lots of other meetups.Meetup MVP AlumsGary Burns2004-20154-year CTOGreg Whalin2002-2012Co-Founder/5-year CTOMary Telesco2003-2012VP, SponsorshipsMatt Meeker2002-2007Co-Founder/VP, Member ExperiencePeter Kamali2002-2007Co-Founder/5-year CTOMeetup FellowsDouglas AtkinDouglas is the author of 'The Culting of Brands', the fruit of 10 years of research into how organizations create loyalty and devotion from their members. He has spent much of his career in Marketing and Advertising, and was most recently Chief Community Officer at Meetup.Pierre OmidyareBay and Omidyar Network -- Pierre is the founder and chairman of eBay. Inspired by the social value created by eBay and Meetup, Pierre and his wife Pam established Omidyar Network to fund businesses and nonprofit organizations that leverage market-based, collaborative approaches to create opportunity for people around the world. Pierre also serves as a trustee of Tufts University, Punahou School, and Santa Fe Institute.Richard RoweRichard Rowe is a clinical psychologist and educator who advises social benefit organizations, focusing on organizational health and development. He has worked in West Africa, was Associate Dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, been the CEO of a $500 million publicly-traded internet business, and directed the Internet and Information Services team of the Dean for America presidential campaign. He has been engaged with Meetup since 2003.Senator William W. BradleyAllen & Company LLC -- Senator Bradley is a Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC. Senator Bradley served in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997 representing the state of New Jersey. In 2000, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Prior to serving in the Senate, he was an Olympic gold medalist and a New York Knick, winning 2 NBA championships. He has authored five books on American politics, culture and economy.Meetup Advisory BoardJim CashelSteven JohnsonKenneth LererRobert PutnamIra RosenRichard RoweDouglas RushkoffAndrew ShapiroClay ShirkyBrian SroubJeffrey StewartPeople move their lives forward_279dccda-1e05-11e7-8f44-4e806551e223To bring people together in cities_279dcdb6-1e05-11e7-8f44-4e806551e223TalkingHelpingMentoringSupportingAction"doing"ExplorationTeachingLearningPhysical Presence[Implied value]GatheringsBring people together to do, explore, teach and learn._279dce74-1e05-11e7-8f44-4e806551e223_279dcf3c-1e05-11e7-8f44-4e806551e2232017-04-10https://www.meetup.com/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net