Aharon Wasserman

Aharon Wasserman
Born (1986-12-11) December 11, 1986
Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Education Rutgers–New Brunswick
(Political Science, did not finish)[1]
Occupation Entrepreneur, chief product officer
Known for Co-founder of NationalField
Featured in Forbes 30 Under 30[2]
Website www.nationalfield.com

Aharon Wasserman (born December 11, 1986) is an entrepreneur and software designer. He co-founded NationalField, a company that creates enterprise-based private social networks, with Justin Lewis and Edward Saatchi.

Early life and education

Wasserman was born to Keith Wasserman and Betsy Riley-Wasserman in Bridgeton, New Jersey. He studied political science at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University,[1] but left before graduation to devote himself full-time to Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign.[3] Despite rumors that he is the nephew of the chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Wasserman has stated that they are not related.[4]

Career

While working for the Obama campaign, Aharon attained the position of deputy field director in Georgia and regional field director in Ohio.[5] His duties put him into contact with fellow volunteers, Justin Lewis and Edward Saatchi.[6] Sharing a frustration with the cumbersome task of tallying voter registration and keeping track of other campaign data, the three created a software platform that allowed them to more easily manage communications within their teams.[6] The system quickly became popular and was eventually adopted in multiple branches of the campaign, leading to its present commercial form, NationalField.[7] Wasserman currently serves as the company's president and chief product officer.[3] In 2011, he and the other co-founders were named in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30.[2]

On November 14th, 2014, NationalField was acquired by NGP VAN.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Taniguchi, Lauren (20 December 2011). "Forbes 30 Under 30 list features technology leader Aharon Wasserman of Bridgeton". The News of Cumberland County. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Hill, Kashmir (19 December 2011). "30 Under 30: NationalField Thinks Your Business Needs Its Own Social Network". Forbes. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Ben (21 June 2011). "Dem campaigns use new software to tally hard numbers". Politico. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Aharon Wasserman Tweet, 18 December 2015
  5. ↑ "Aharon Wasserman". Netroots Nation. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 Overly, Stephen (16 October 2011). "From the campaign trail to the corporate office, NationalField looks to broaden its software business". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Moulds, Josephine (1 October 2011). "Edward Saatchi's private social network aims to make businesses more democratic". Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Warzel, Charlie. "In The Tech Trenches, The 2016 Campaign Is Well Under Way".
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