Seamus Kraft

Founder, OpenGov Foundation
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Seamus Kraft is the founder of the OpenGov Foundation.  Mr. Kraft seeks to build new means for successful democracy in the digital age by focusing on facilitating the communication of public information.  Since February 2013, he has built The OpenGov Foundation into a dedicated six-person team producing cutting-edge civic software used by elected officials and citizens in governments across the US.  Seamus is also a co-creator of the Free Law Founders, a coalition of leaders working to open the processes and information of government to access and innovation for all.  Prior to creating The OpenGov Foundation, Seamus served as Digital Director and Press Secretary for The US House Oversight Committee, where he built one of the most successful digital communications operations in government.