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Dan Porter is the former CEO of OMGPOP, where he oversaw the design and release of Draw Something - the 3rd most downloaded game ever. Porter was part of the founding Teach For America team, eventually serving as the President. He is the founder of Inside Startups, a resource for startups in NYC, and on the board of Venture For America.

Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com and author of Delivering Happiness, invested $350 million of his own money in an initiative, The Downtown Project, to rebuild downtown Las Vegas. Hsieh and his team have committed to transforming downtown Las Vegas into the most community-focused large city in the world by inspiring and empowering people to follow their passions to create a vibrant, connected urban core.

Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Pulitzer-Prize winning Huffington Post, is a dedicated supporter of Venture of America. She is a nationally syndicated columnist, award-winning author, and co-host of “Left, Right, & Center,” a political roundtable radio program.

Dan Gilbert is the serial entrepreneur founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and a proud Detroit native. He has invested heavily in Detroit, financing dozens of new businesses and starting a nonprofit, Bizdom U, that helps fledgling entrepreneurs in both Detroit and Cleveland get their start.

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Josh Kopelman
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Jay Bockhaus
Eric Cantor
John Delbridge
Peter Ezersky
Jason Hogg
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LeRoy Kim
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Shara Mendelson
Charles Penner
Dan Porter
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