About TRANSPARENCY IN POLITICS
TiP is a tool that brings democracy to the digital age by facilitating communication and collaboration between cities and their communities. Community members can weigh in on upcoming projects, initiatives or legislation with just a few clicks. Community leaders get verified information to be a voice for the people by creating polls, live-tracking public opinion and making better decisions.
www.transparencyinpolitics.org
expo schedule
We will be running the following programing during the afternoon sessions, repeated each hour between 1pm - 4pm:
1:00 PM | Meet the Founders
1:10 PM | Pitch & Demo
1:25 PM | Q&A
Meet The Team
Nick Lagnese, Co-Founder/CEO: Temple University Finance ‘21
Passionate leader with a focus on political change. Since registering to vote, Nick has actively participated in political discourse and debate, ensuring that every angle is heard before formulating an opinion. His strong belief that all voices should be heard in a democracy has driven him to start this venture. His finance interest and background has set him up with the money management skills necessary to lead and scale this company.
Aakanksh Jaikumar, Co-Founder/COO: Temple University Neuroscience ‘18
After years of translational research on learning and memory in a laboratory setting, Aakanksh refined his management, leadership and problem-solving skills as a general manager and lead GM trainer at a medical cannabis dispensary in the limited license states of PA. He is currently leveraging his cognitive science background and project management experience to make political participation more efficient and accessible.
Diego Munoz, Co-Founder/CTO: University of San Diego Industrial and Systems Engineering ‘20
Diego, a data science and statistics professional by training, is also a driven, self-taught coder. After taking on various projects in finance and supply chain management, Diego recently joined General Atomics, a global leader in aeronautic and nuclear research and technology. Diego is passionate in using his skills to leave a lasting positive impact.