Bradley Tusk

Bradley Tusk is a Manhattan-based venture capitalist, political strategist and writer. Bradley is the founder and CEO of Tusk Holdings, which includes Tusk Ventures, Tusk Strategies, Kronos Archives, Ivory Gaming and Tusk Philanthropies. Tusk Ventures is the world’s first venture capital fund to work with and invest solely in high-growth startups facing political and regulatory challenges. Tusk Philanthropies is leading the U.S. efforts to allow people to vote in elections on their phones. Bradley recently wrote a memoir called "The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death By Politics," hosts a podcast called "Firewall," and writes columns regularly for outlets like CNN, CNBC and Quartz. Previously, Bradley served as campaign manager for Mike Bloomberg, as deputy governor of Illinois, as communications director for Senator Charles Schumer and as Uber’s first political strategist. Bradley is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he received his BA and has a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.