John Hlinko
Education
Harvard University
Masters, Public Policy 1992-09-01 - 1994-06-01
Wesleyan University
BA, Economics and CSS 1985-09-01 - 1989-05-01
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Summer Program, East German History 1988-01-01 - 1988-01-01
Yale University
Summer Program, Political Science 1984-01-01 - 1984-01-01Work Experience
Left Action
Current
Left Action
Hlinko Consulting
Current
Hlinko Consulting
Grassroots Enterprise
2004-04-01 - 2009-08-01
Grassroots Enterprise
Clark for President Campaign
2003-09-01 - 2004-02-01
Clark for President Campaign
DraftWesleyClark.com
2003-03-01 - 2003-09-01
DraftWesleyClark.com
CTSG- Cloud Technology Solutions Group
2001-09-01 - 2003-03-01
CTSG- Cloud Technology Solutions Group
Third Voice
1999-10-01 - 2001-04-01
Third Voice
Alexander Ogilvy
1998-03-01 - 1999-10-01
Alexander Ogilvy
Net Party '96
1996-04-01 - 1996-12-01
Net Party '96
Zimmerman and Markman
1994-09-01 - 1996-04-01
Zimmerman and Markman
Skills
Summary
- Founder, LeftAction, a network of 2 million progressive activists. - Top 5 PR professionals of the year, PR Week - Book, "Share, Retweet, Repeat" named by Amazon as # 1 "hot new release" in web marketing category - One of world’s top 25, "individuals, organizations and companies that are having the greatest impact on the way the Internet is changing politics," by the World Forum on e-Democracy. - Frequent on-air pundit (TV, radio), quoted in other media, etc. - Have spoken at hundreds of panels, conferences, etc., for audiences ranging from a small room to thousands As a youngster, John Hlinko never dreamed he would one day record a Grammy-winning duet with country music legend Willie Nelson. And indeed, it never happened. But he has been long recognized as an innovator on the grassroots engagement front, received numerous awards for his work, and been covered by nearly all the major national news outlets. He has also been quoted as a grassroots expert in numerous books, and spoken at hundreds of events ranging from a few dozen attendees to a few thousand. In 2004, he was named one of the world’s top 25, "individuals, organizations and companies that are having the greatest impact on the way the Internet is changing politics," by the World Forum on e-Democracy. And in 2006, PR Week named him as one of the top five "PR Professionals of the Year." John was the founder of "DraftWesleyClark.com," one of the most groundbreaking netroots movements to date. In 2006/2007, he was the co-leader of "DraftObama.org," a grassroots effort to build support for Senator Obama prior to his entrance into the race. John holds a BA from Wesleyan University, and a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard University.
