Background
Jamie Daves believes modernization should be the ally of justice, and that entrepreneurship fueled by moral imagination is a powerful force for progress. His professional and civic life is focused on strategies to enhance the wellbeing of others, and empower communities to solve the world’s hardest problems together.
He is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Everyone, Inc. a venture studio that creates and invests in companies that deploy technology and regenerative economic strategies to advance health, learning and economic opportunity. His recent work has focused on the challenges facing caregivers and parents, and the development of new services for brain health and performance. He appears in a new documentary film directed by Werner Herzog called "Theater of Thought" and has been speaking frequently on the future of neurotechnology at the Toronto Film Festival and other venues.
Jamie creates and serves on the Boards of a number of nonprofits including: The Neurorights Foundation with partners Dr. Rafael Yuste of Columbia University and human rights attorney Jared Genser; the World Liberty Congress with internationally acclaimed democracy leaders Leopoldo Lopez, Masih Alenijad, and Gary Kasparov; and the Center for New Data, a non-profit making information available to researchers, journalists and policymakers to support public health, democracy and other areas essential to the common good.
In the past, he was the President and Board Member of RedPill VR, a virtual reality platform that uses artificial intelligence to create music-based, audio-reactive visual environments and virtual worlds. He co-founded the pioneering global television company Current TV with Vice President Al Gore which sold for $450M; and worked in venture capital at City Light Capital and Platform Equity where he focused on Seed and Series A investments in the media and education markets including in the now public learning company 2U.
He has a deep background in the transformation of journalism and digital media, helping to launch ventures such as The Wrap and ImpactAlpha and consulting to National Public Radio.
Jamie has been active in the public and social sectors including serving as a Special Assistant to Chairman William Kennard of the Federal Communications Commission, teaching as an adjunct instructor at The New School, co-founding the Bay Area venture philanthropy organization the Full Circle Fund and working on campaigns including Clinton/Gore 1992.
Jamie has an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a frequent speaker and interviewer of public figures such as Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Anderson Cooper, Ed Norton, Tome Gruber, Strauss Zelnick and Douglas Rushkoff. He has appeared in media such as The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC and Newsweek; and his recent work has been featured in the Washington Post, Fast Company and other outlets.