Anil Dash

Anil Dash is a tech entrepreneur and writer recognized as one of the technology industry’s staunchest advocates for more humane, inclusive, and ethical technology. He leads the popular friendly coding community Glitch, where programmers have created millions of apps on the open web. He was also recognized by the Webby Awards for its Lifetime Achievement award in 2022, where he honored Prince by accepting his award with the same speech Prince used when receiving the same award 16 years earlier. Described by the New Yorker as a “blogging pioneer,” his personal website has been cited in sources ranging from the New York Times to the BBC to TMZ, and in hundreds of academic papers. As a writer and artist, Dash has been a contributing editor and monthly columnist for Wired, had his works exhibited in the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and collaborated with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on one of the most popular Spotify playlists of 2018. In 2013, Time named @anildash one of the best accounts on Twitter, and he is the only person ever retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Prince, a succinct summarization of Dash’s interests. Dash has been a featured speaker and guest in a broad range of media ranging from the Aspen Ideas Festival to SXSW to Desus and Mero’s late-night show, as well as on the official Prince podcast discussing Prince’s long history of technological innovation.

Dash is based in New York City, where he lives with his wife Alaina Browne and their son Malcolm. He has never played a round of golf, drank a cup of coffee, or graduated from college.